O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Beginners Chase – Tramore

Tramore

18:42

O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Beginners Chase

Date 2026-04-20

Distance 2m5f160y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,363

Weather Clear

Temp 3.4°C

Wind 6mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 51.60s (slow by 31.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ira Hayes (IRE) Danny Mullins · John C McConnell	9/2	Won
2nd	Jumping Susie (IRE) Michael Kenneally · Declan Queally	13/2	10
3rd	Magic Day (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	10/1	4.25
4th	Drop A Threat (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	5/4F	2.75
5th	Gunnery Sergeant (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	7/1	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Black Soul (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Conor Houlihan	80/1
P.U.	Charity Barnum (IRE) Dylan Robinson · Dermot Day	66/1
Fell	Faceman (IRE) Cian Quirke · David Harry Kelly	17/2
Fell	River Tara (IRE) Brian Hayes · C A Murphy	50/1
P.U.	The Goose's Acre (IRE) Ms A T O'Reilly · Eamon Courtney	50/1
U.R.	Warriors Wood (GB) Danny Gilligan · Andrew McNamara	12/1
P.U.	Written In My Soul (IRE) Jordan Gainford · E D Delany	80/1

Runners (13)

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
2	Drop A Threat Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	ht	-85447	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-26	12.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Point winner for a top team, failed to deliver over hurdles, switch to chasing may help
10	Jumping Susie Bay J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Declan Queally	J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Declan Queally	159	t	453U06	107	127	110	107d	—	—	+4	18.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Useful form over hurdles, has failed to match that over fences, has changed stable
5	Ira Hayes Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:John C McConnell	J:Danny Mullins T:John C McConnell	166	v	-99430	110	108	76	49d	—	—	+10	19.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won a Wexford bumper and Carlisle maiden hurdle in late 2024, has failed to prosper since
11	Magic Day Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	159	—	10-850	-	113	65	99d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Handicap hurdle winner, flopped at Wexford on chase debut, poor run over hurdles last time
4	Gunnery Sergeant Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	tp	4-7022	-	-	-	22d	—	—	-7	2.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second on his two most recent maiden hurdle starts but the form does not amount to much
3	Faceman Bay J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	166	—	121435	-	-	-	169d	—	—	+1	8.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Course winner of a three-runner hurdle race last August, interesting on chase debut
8	Warriors Wood Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:Andrew McNamara	J:Danny Gilligan T:Andrew McNamara	166	—	-17314	-	-	-	238d	—	—	+6	12.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won twice over hurdles on good ground early in the season, soft going may not be ideal
12	River Tara Brown J:Brian Hayes T:C A Murphy	J:Brian Hayes T:C A Murphy	159	t	2/2-PP	-	-	-	266d	—	—	+4	6.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Placed twice over hurdles for Willie Mullins, pulled up on both starts for this stable
7	The Goose's Acre Bay J:Ms A T O'Reilly(7) T:Eamon Courtney	J:Ms A T O'Reilly(7) T:Eamon Courtney	166	—	734009	-	107	41	6d	—	—	-1	1.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
0-7 over hurdles, rated 92; last of nine on chase debut at Clonmel last week
1	Black Soul Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Conor Houlihan	J:Mike O'Connor T:Conor Houlihan	166	—	1-1989	-	-	-	—	—	—	+5	7.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Point and maiden hurdle winner, has struggled lately over hurdles and on AW at Dundalk
13	Written In My Soul Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	159	—	4-7765	-	91	19	8d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
85-rated hurdler, last of five finishers on chase debut, can be left out of calculations
9	Charity Barnum b/br J:Dylan Robinson T:Dermot Day	J:Dylan Robinson T:Dermot Day	159	—	0527P6	-	105	74	6d	—	—	-1	1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Best hurdles run when second at this venue last August, no impact in two races over fences
NR	Poet's Gale Bay J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	166	—	8076F0	-	-	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Unconvincing hurdles form, rated a lowly 93, not a likely contender first time over fences

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Drop A Threat	11/10	6/5	5/4
Jumping Susie	5/1	9/2	9/2
Ira Hayes	7/1	15/2	8/1
Magic Day	8/1	8/1	8/1
Gunnery Sergeant	15/2	7/1	15/2
Faceman	10/1	9/1	10/1
Warriors Wood	14/1	14/1	14/1
River Tara	40/1	33/1	33/1
The Goose's Acre	66/1	66/1	50/1
Black Soul	66/1	40/1	50/1
Written In My Soul	125/1	80/1	80/1
Charity Barnum	80/1	66/1	50/1
Poet's Gale	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ira Hayes

19.8

OR: 15 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Jumping Susie

18.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.2 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Drop A Threat

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

Warriors Wood

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Faceman

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 6.1 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Black Soul

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

66/1

River Tara

6.8

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Magic Day

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Gunnery Sergeant

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

The Goose's Acre

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Charity Barnum

OR: 0 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Written In My Soul

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Poet's Gale

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ira Hayes	110	108	76
Jumping Susie	107	127	110
Drop A Threat	—	—	—
Magic Day	—	113	65
Gunnery Sergeant	—	—	—
Faceman	—	—	—
Warriors Wood	—	—	—
River Tara	—	—	—
The Goose's Acre	—	107	41
Black Soul	—	—	—
Written In My Soul	—	91	19
Charity Barnum	—	105	74
Poet's Gale	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Goose's Acre	6d ago	Quick return
Charity Barnum	6d ago	Quick return
Written In My Soul	8d ago	Quick return
Poet's Gale	14d ago	Fit
Gunnery Sergeant	22d ago	Fit
Drop A Threat	32d ago	Fit
Ira Hayes	49d ago	Fresh
Magic Day	99d ago	Long break
Jumping Susie	107d ago	Long break
Faceman	169d ago	Long break
Warriors Wood	238d ago	Long break
River Tara	266d ago	Long break
Black Soul	—	—