14:10 Galway

Thursday 1 August 2024

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Guinness Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 45.01s

Ambitious Fellow^p1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Peter Fahey| CD

10/1

Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice chase (7/1) at Wexford (19.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 5PF0-3P

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Cloughroe^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: P J Gilligan

50/1

Modest hurdler. Below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.7f, good to soft, 6/1) 24 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 59-5527

Dartan^b,t²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

4/1

Useful hurdler. Two wins from 4 runs last season. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, heavy, 40/1). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 10/1719-

Franciscan Rock^p,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

11/2

Useful hurdler. Bit below form third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft, 5/1) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Standard bearer.

Form: F4756-3

Just Three¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

80/1

Fair hurdler. 80/1, fifth of 6 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 538-685

Lisnamult Lad⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Ian Donoghue

12/1

Useful hurdler. Three wins from 6 runs last season. Eighth of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (20.2f, good to soft, 11/2) on debut over fences 45 days ago.

Form: 114-228

Sempo^t⁹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 133| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 40/1, below form eighth of 14 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 92 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 3255/28-

Stuzzikini^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123

10/3

Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 7/2, creditable second of 11 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 9P0-262

What Path^t⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: Mrs S Leech| C

16/1

Useful hurdler. Ridden too aggressively on chase bow/final start for W. P. Mullins. Open to progress in this sphere.

Form: 43400-3

Faux Fur¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

18/1

Fair chaser. 10/1, second of 10 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.4f, good) on debut over fences 55 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 5P10-72

Pink In The Park⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventh of 14 in maiden (7/2) at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm) on flat debut 42 days ago, never nearer. Makes chase debut.

Form: 524850-

Forecasts

Stuzzikini (10/3), Dartan (4/1), Pink In The Park (9/2), Franciscan Rock (11/2), Sempo (9/1), Ambitious Fellow (10/1), Lisnamult Lad (12/1), What Path (16/1), Faux Fur (18/1), Cloughroe (50/1), Just Three (80/1)

FRANCISCAN ROCK is one of the best of these over hurdles and is worth another chance to confirm the promise of his chase bow. Stuzzikini has made a decent start in this sphere and is another to consider, while Dartan is respected on chase bow.