Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase – Galway

Galway

6:00

Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase

Date 2024-08-02

Distance 2m6f111y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €47,200

Runners 23

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7	Moonovercloon b James Smith(7) · Matthew J Smith	James Smith(7) · Matthew J Smith	157	—	3-223F	129	143	115	21d	—	—	+13	25.2	7/1 13%
Fell early latest but consistent previously; has place squeak if no worse for latest run
10	Francky Du Berlais b Brian Hughes · Peter & Michael Bowen	Brian Hughes · Peter & Michael Bowen	155	tp	50-334	127	148	136	13d	—	—	+12	21.9	9/1 10%
No wins since Summer Plate in 2022 but good 4th in that race this year and should go well
8	Whacker Clan b Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	157	p	1173P-	129	145	129	104d	—	—	+17	28.7	7/1 13%
Did well to stay on in Kim Muir before pulled up effort in Ayr National; may want further
3	Flanking Maneuver b Alex Harvey(7) · Noel Meade	Alex Harvey(7) · Noel Meade	161	tb	F6P-04	133	141	123	21d	—	—	+15	23.1	11/1 8%
Struggling for form prior to better 4th latest; 1lb higher but feasibly treated
13	Hascoeur Clermont gr Conor Stone-Walsh(5) · Gavin Cromwell	Conor Stone-Walsh(5) · Gavin Cromwell	153	—	19P-52	125	141	80	53d	—	—	+11	21.6	9/1 10%
C&D winner on heavy last season; lost his way a little before 2nd latest; this is tougher
5	Statuario b Sean Bowen · Peter & Michael Bowen	Sean Bowen · Peter & Michael Bowen	161	—	P4-113	133	143	126	13d	—	—	+14	23.3	9/1 10%
Back-to-back Perth wins before creditable 3rd in Summer Plate and 2lb lower here
11	Cap Du Nord br Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	153	p	961-31	125	145	134	19d	—	—	+13	21	12/1 8%
Head back in front at Perth last month; very well treated on old form with just 3lb rise
20	Sphagnum b Dillon Maxwell(7) · J P Broderick	Dillon Maxwell(7) · J P Broderick	151	tp	P-F521	123	142	111	9d	—	—	+14	19.9	16/1 6%
Gained second chase win at Wexford last week but 7lb higher in a much tougher race here
17	Battle Of Mirbat b Mr A P Ryan(7) · Michael J McDonagh	Mr A P Ryan(7) · Michael J McDonagh	151	—	P23U-6	123	139	94	67d	—	—	+13	20.2	14/1 7%
Reasonable effort when 6th at Ballinrobe latest but stiff enough mark on known form
1	Mars Harper b Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	166	tp	2505-3	138	146	115	54d	—	—	+20	26.7	14/1 7%
C&D winner at this meeting last year and back to form with Punchestown 3rd latest
6	Born By The Sea b Jack G Gilligan(7) · Paul John Gilligan	Jack G Gilligan(7) · Paul John Gilligan	158	—	059-74	130	144	104	—	—	—	+16	21.6	18/1 5%
2nd over C&D at this meeting last term; generally struggled since; others on better marks
15	Paidi's Passion b Kevin Sexton · Paul W Flynn	Kevin Sexton · Paul W Flynn	153	—	586-15	125	140	116	20d	—	—	+15	20.1	20/1 5%
Won yard debut before drop in trip against her latest; still early days for this yard
19	Mr Saxobeat ch Darragh O'Keeffe · Thomas Gibney	Darragh O'Keeffe · Thomas Gibney	151	—	23P5-4	123	145	128	14d	—	—	+15	19.6	20/1 5%
Tailed off latest but may have needed that and ran some good races last season
9	Flash De Touzaine b Donagh Meyler · Liz Doyle	Donagh Meyler · Liz Doyle	155	tp	/UP0-2	127	139	119	20d	—	—	+21	25.6	18/1 5%
Had not shown much form before 2nd latest and return to further sure to suit
4	Frontal Assault b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	161	b	445-30	133	145	110	21d	—	—	+18	22	20/1 5%
C&D winner in 2022; no wins since and not well treated on recent form; shorter trip
R21	The Gradual Slope gr Mark McDonagh · Sean O O'Brien	Mark McDonagh · Sean O O'Brien	148	—	3231-4	120	138	127	61d	—	—	+14	18.9	20/1 5%
3m7f winner on penultimate start; not quite as good over much shorter latest; reserve
18	Battleoverdoyen b Danny Gilligan(3) · Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan(3) · Gordon Elliott	151	t	2F-U35	123	139	65	60d	—	—	+16	19.1	33/1 3%
Long time since he's shown level of form required in this and 5th in hunter chase latest
14	Motown Maggie ch Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	153	p	416/97	125	143	130	54d	—	—	+17	19.5	50/1 2%
Won from 2lb lower in March 2022; just 3 runs since but latest run at Perth was okay
2	Ontheropes br Kieran Callaghan(5) · W P Mullins	Kieran Callaghan(5) · W P Mullins	165	tb	P758-0	137	145	122	21d	—	—	+20	22.5	40/1 2%
Losing run since 2021; no signs of revival latest; blinkers on; may not appreciate 2m6f
16	Arrycan b Richard Deegan · Liam P Cusack	Richard Deegan · Liam P Cusack	152	—	510-02	124	138	18	25d	—	—	+17	19.1	40/1 2%
All 4 wins over fences; ran well from lower hurdle mark latest but others preferred
NR	Elle Perfecta ch NON-RUNNER · C A Murphy	NON-RUNNER · C A Murphy	153	t	1/4P-U	125	139	75	54d	—	—	—	22.3	—
Unseated after bad mistake latest; ran okay here last year; hard to fancy from this mark
NR	Bua Boy b Daniel King · Denis Gerard Hogan	Daniel King · Denis Gerard Hogan	148	—	8F-532	120	142	105	31d	—	—	—	17.5	—
Only beaten a head in novice chase last month and not ruled out here; reserve
NR	St Denis's Well ch Phillip Enright · Ian Patrick Donoghue	Phillip Enright · Ian Patrick Donoghue	148	tp	11716-	120	141	121	123d	—	—	—	29.5	—
Novice chase winner at Down Royal in March but tailed off since and off 123 days; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Moonovercloon	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Francky Du Berlais	17/2	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
Whacker Clan	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Flanking Maneuver	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Hascoeur Clermont	17/2	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1
Statuario	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cap Du Nord	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Sphagnum	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Battle Of Mirbat	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Mars Harper	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Born By The Sea	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Paidi's Passion	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Mr Saxobeat	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Flash De Touzaine	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Frontal Assault	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
The Gradual Slope	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Battleoverdoyen	28/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Motown Maggie	50/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Ontheropes	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Arrycan	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

St Denis's Well

29.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0

—

2nd

Whacker Clan

28.7

OR: 19.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Mars Harper

26.7

OR: 22 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Flash De Touzaine

25.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Moonovercloon

25.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Statuario

23.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Flanking Maneuver

23.1

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Ontheropes

22.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Elle Perfecta

22.3

OR: 18.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Frontal Assault

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Francky Du Berlais

21.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Hascoeur Clermont

21.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Born By The Sea

21.6

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Cap Du Nord

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Battle Of Mirbat

20.2

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Paidi's Passion

20.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Sphagnum

19.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Mr Saxobeat

19.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Motown Maggie

19.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Battleoverdoyen

19.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Arrycan

19.1

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

The Gradual Slope

18.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Bua Boy

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mars Harper Top Rated	138	146	115
Ontheropes	137	145	122
Flanking Maneuver	133	141	123
Statuario	133	143	126
Frontal Assault	133	145	110
Born By The Sea	130	144	104
Moonovercloon	129	143	115
Whacker Clan	129	145	129
Francky Du Berlais	127	148	136
Flash De Touzaine	127	139	119
Hascoeur Clermont	125	141	80
Cap Du Nord	125	145	134
Paidi's Passion	125	140	116
Motown Maggie	125	143	130
Elle Perfecta	125	139	75
Arrycan	124	138	18
Sphagnum	123	142	111
Battle Of Mirbat	123	139	94
Mr Saxobeat	123	145	128
Battleoverdoyen	123	139	65
The Gradual Slope	120	138	127
Bua Boy	120	142	105
St Denis's Well	120	141	121

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moonovercloon	21d ago	Fit
Francky Du Berlais	13d ago	Quick return
Whacker Clan	104d ago	Long break
Flanking Maneuver	21d ago	Fit
Hascoeur Clermont	53d ago	Fresh
Statuario	13d ago	Quick return
Cap Du Nord	19d ago	Fit
Sphagnum	9d ago	Quick return
Battle Of Mirbat	67d ago	Fresh
Mars Harper	54d ago	Fresh
Born By The Sea	—	—
Paidi's Passion	20d ago	Fit
Mr Saxobeat	14d ago	Fit
Flash De Touzaine	20d ago	Fit
Frontal Assault	21d ago	Fit
The Gradual Slope	61d ago	Fresh
Battleoverdoyen	60d ago	Fresh
Motown Maggie	54d ago	Fresh
Ontheropes	21d ago	Fit
Arrycan	25d ago	Fit
Elle Perfecta	54d ago	Fresh
Bua Boy	31d ago	Fit
St Denis's Well	123d ago	Long break

Going: Good To Yielding

Loading going stats…

Previous Meetings

Loading…