QuinnBet Beginners Chase – Gowran Park

Gowran Park

16:15

QuinnBet Beginners Chase

Date 2026-02-14

Distance 2m3f70y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,375

Runners (8)

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
4	King Alexander Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	903-23	-	138	132	23d	—	—	-39	20	0.13/1	1/2 67%
4-13 over hurdles and rated 136, has gone close in two chase starts, should collect now
2	Champagne Jury Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	120-31	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Course 2m maiden hurdle winner, ground will not be an issue, should take to chasing now
3	Da Capo Glory Bay J:Mr D Allen(7) T:Padraig Butler	J:Mr D Allen(7) T:Padraig Butler	166	p	79/FP3	-	132	107	45d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Jumped badly and pulled up on chasing debut, much improved on second attempt, more needed
1	Ballybow Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	b	10-855	122	125	79	28d	—	—	+12	20.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fair 128-rated hurdler, not yet as effective as a chaser, needs to jump better, blinkered
6	Mr Escobar Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	ht	2123-5	-	126	-	192d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Made a low-key chase debut at Wexford last August, absent since, probably best watched now
7	Yoradreamer Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	166	—	-51P46	-	117	57	28d	—	—	0	3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Tailed off in the Navan race contested by Ballybow four weeks ago, stable outsider
5	Mistyburn Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	166	t	9080PP	-	-	-	34d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Weak form over hurdles, one to avoid after being pulled up in his first two chase starts
8	L'Amiral Fromentin Bay J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	162	—	FP-P58	-	69	26	9d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
No worthwhile form in points, 100-1 when tailed off on racecourse debut at Thurles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
King Alexander	4/9	1/2	4/9	4/9	1/2
Champagne Jury	4/1	7/2	4/1	10/3	7/2
Da Capo Glory	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
Ballybow	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Mr Escobar	16/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Yoradreamer	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Mistyburn	300/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	150/1
L'Amiral Fromentin	300/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballybow

20.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

2nd

King Alexander

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

3rd

Champagne Jury

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Da Capo Glory

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Yoradreamer

OR: 0 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Mr Escobar

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Mistyburn

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

L'Amiral Fromentin

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballybow	122	125	79
King Alexander	—	138	132
Champagne Jury	—	—	—
Da Capo Glory	—	132	107
Mr Escobar	—	126	—
Yoradreamer	—	117	57
Mistyburn	—	—	—
L'Amiral Fromentin	—	69	26

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
L'Amiral Fromentin	9d ago	Quick return
King Alexander	23d ago	Fit
Champagne Jury	23d ago	Fit
Ballybow	28d ago	Fit
Yoradreamer	28d ago	Fit
Mistyburn	34d ago	Fit
Da Capo Glory	45d ago	Fit
Mr Escobar	192d ago	Long break