Kinlay Hostel Chase – Galway

Galway

14:55

Kinlay Hostel Chase

Date 2025-08-03

Distance 2m6f111y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €14,750

Winning Time 5m 54.40s (slow by 26.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zanahiyr (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	9/4	Won
2nd	Blood Destiny (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	8/11F	4

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Minella Sergeant (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	25/1
RR	Must Be Obeyed (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Thomas Gibney	11/2

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Blood Destiny Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	157	—	/33-21	152	171	143	62d	—	—	-14	45.5	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Well treated by the race conditions, record of beaten favouritism implies he is vulnerable
3	Zanahiyr Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	tp	254F-7	147	161	135	4d	—	—	+5	32.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Third in the Plate last year, seventh this year, good chance if he has recovered in time
5	Must Be Obeyed Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	150	—	45-443	122	143	125	2d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Was due to run in the 6.30 here on Friday, not suited by the race conditions
4	Minella Sergeant Brown J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	153	—	0-4430	126	131	87	2d	—	—	+16	20.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Beaten 18l in fourth behind Blood Destiny at Listowel in June, well beaten on Friday
NR	Yeats Star Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	41FU-5	134	148	78	79d	—	—	—	21	—	—
Meets stablemate Zanahiyr on 13lb worse than handicap terms, third-best on ratings

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Blood Destiny	8/11	4/6	4/6
Zanahiyr	2/1	2/1	2/1
Must Be Obeyed	7/1	7/1	13/2
Minella Sergeant	22/1	20/1	20/1
Yeats Star	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Blood Destiny

45.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

8/11

2nd

Zanahiyr

32.7

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Yeats Star

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Must Be Obeyed

20.9

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Minella Sergeant

20.1

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blood Destiny	152	171	143
Zanahiyr	147	161	135
Yeats Star	134	148	78
Minella Sergeant	126	131	87
Must Be Obeyed	122	143	125

Last Run