Pat Sheils Memorial Irish EBF Beginners Chase

Navan

15:20

Date 2025-11-17

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,145

Winning Time 4m 40.10s (slow by 24.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kopek Des Bordes (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	2/9F	Won
2nd	Lovely Hurling (IRE) Mark Walsh · C A Murphy	9/2	13
3rd	Shraheen (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Philip Fenton	50/1	6
4th	Its Bilbo (FR) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	10/1	0.1
5th	Anotherway (FR) J J Slevin · Thomas Gibney	100/1	9
6th	Harvard Guy (GB) Simon Torrens · Eddie & Patrick Harty	25/1	1.5
7th	Jigoro (FR) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	22/1	.75
8th	Ballybow (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	11/1	2.25
9th	Born Braver (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	80/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Moudan (IRE) E Walsh · Ciaran Murphy	80/1
P.U.	Mywayofthinkin (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Gavin Cromwell	50/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Kopek Des Bordes Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	h	/1114-	-	-	-	202d	—	—	-31	35	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Top 2m novice hurdler last season; potentially top-class novice chaser if jumping holds up
8	Lovely Hurling Bay J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	166	—	7/112-	-	-	-	199d	—	—	-15	6.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Lightly raced, progressive novice hurdler last season; could well make a better chaser
2	Ballybow Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	02110-	-	-	-	248d	—	—	+8	15.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Albert Bartlett also-ran; begins chasing here over a trip a bit on the short side
12	Its Bilbo Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	158	—	/1522-	-	-	-	210d	—	—	+5	13.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Decent juvenile hurdler last term; has the scope for chasing but 4yo faces a daunting task
4	Harvard Guy Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Simon Torrens T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	166	—	/1112/	-	-	-	641d	—	—	+17	21	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Progressive 2m4f handicap hurdler (here) in 2023/24 season; long absent, trip inadequate
5	Jigoro Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	202-23	-	127	53	164d	—	—	-4	1.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Chased home clear-cut winners on both beginners' chases last season; good bit to find here
10	Mywayofthinkin Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	/1P53-	-	-	-	210d	—	—	+3	5.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Needs to improve considerably for switch to fences; may be more of a long-term project
11	Shraheen Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Philip Fenton	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Philip Fenton	166	—	1D11-61	-	-	-	129d	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Absent since Kilbeggan hurdles win in July; big ask on chase debut
9	Moudan Bay J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	166	—	4311-U	-	-	-	8d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Hampered and unseated rider at first on recent chase debut at Naas; stiff task
1	Anotherway Bay J:J J Slevin T:Thomas Gibney	J:J J Slevin T:Thomas Gibney	166	t	00670-	-	-	-	198d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Struggled in handicap hurdles when last seen; will do well to feature on chase debut
3	Born Braver Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	21/15-	-	-	-	473d	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Absent 15 months and probably best watched on chase debut in a hot maiden
NR	Jump Allen Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	43121-	-	-	-	205d	—	—	—	19.4	—	—
Progressive handicap hurdler last season; yard also has hot favourite in Kopek Des Bordes

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kopek Des Bordes	1/4	1/4	1/4	2/9	2/9
Lovely Hurling	4/1	7/2	11/4	7/2	11/4
Ballybow	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Its Bilbo	16/1	14/1	11/1	8/1	8/1
Harvard Guy	40/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	25/1
Jigoro	25/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Mywayofthinkin	80/1	66/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Shraheen	66/1	66/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Moudan	100/1	100/1	80/1	66/1	40/1
Anotherway	66/1	66/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Born Braver	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Jump Allen	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kopek Des Bordes

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Harvard Guy

OR: 0 Form: 20 Odds: 1

40/1

3rd

Jump Allen

19.4

OR: 0 Form: 19.4 Odds: 0

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Ballybow

15.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2

14/1

Its Bilbo

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

16/1

Lovely Hurling

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Mywayofthinkin

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.3 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Jigoro

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

25/1

Shraheen

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Born Braver

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Anotherway

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Moudan

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kopek Des Bordes	—	—	—
Lovely Hurling	—	—	—
Ballybow	—	—	—
Its Bilbo	—	—	—
Harvard Guy	—	—	—
Jigoro	—	127	53
Mywayofthinkin	—	—	—
Shraheen	—	—	—
Moudan	—	—	—
Anotherway	—	—	—
Born Braver	—	—	—
Jump Allen	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moudan	8d ago	Quick return
Shraheen	129d ago	Long break
Jigoro	164d ago	Long break
Anotherway	198d ago	Long break
Lovely Hurling	199d ago	Long break
Kopek Des Bordes	202d ago	Long break
Jump Allen	205d ago	Long break
Its Bilbo	210d ago	Long break
Mywayofthinkin	210d ago	Long break
Ballybow	248d ago	Long break
Born Braver	473d ago	Long break
Harvard Guy	641d ago	Long break