18:15 Galway

Monday 9 September 2024

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Galway City Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 4m 34.70s

Blue Reed³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W J Burke

150/1

Modest hurdler. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.5f, soft) 34 days ago.

Form: 8PP-5F8

Boldog²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/2

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 24 lengths fifth of 8 to Tullyhill in listed hurdle at Punchestown (15.9f, heavy, 9/2). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Yard having good spell.

Form: 5541/15-

Jesse Evans¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| BF

5/2

Promising individual. Smart winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/10, third of 10 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on debut over fences 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 214/2-83

Jet Setting Jim⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: J Queally

6/1

Promising type. Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in June. Bit below form third of 7 in novice chase (11/4) at this C&D (good) 41 days ago, finishing with running left. Has best chance on form.

Form: 41-31F3

Joyeux Vivo¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J & T Kiely

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/2, below form sixth of 10 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (23.3f, soft) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 26-3346

Noble Birth¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: E McNamara

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 26f over hurdles. Second of 8 in novice chase at Killarney (23.4f, soft, 14/1) on debut over fences 18 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 24910-2

Palace Rock¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: Francis Casey

66/1

Useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Fifth of 10 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 14/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 1P2/0B-5

San Salvador¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien

50/1

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Seventh of 10 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 16/1) 16 days ago. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Boldog.

Form: 21P/4-F7

A Law Of Her Own⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: Peter Fahey| C

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. First run since leaving Dan Skelton when fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at this course (16.5f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 08-3280

Opera Point¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: B0/0000

Shecouldbeanything^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/8

Useful hurdler. Six wins from 16 NH runs. This former point winner surely won't be far away if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 40-3129

Forecasts

Shecouldbeanything (11/8), Jesse Evans (5/2), Boldog (9/2), Jet Setting Jim (6/1), Noble Birth (16/1), A Law Of Her Own (20/1), Joyeux Vivo (40/1), San Salvador (50/1), Palace Rock (66/1), Blue Reed (150/1), Opera Point (200/1)

JET SETTING JIM shades preference ahead of Jesse Evans and chase debutant Boldog. The selection held every chance when falling at the last on his chase debut and wasn't knocked about when third over this C&D next time, leaving the strong impression that there is better to come. Jesse Evans was the pick of these over hurdles and probably would've made a winning start over fences at Killarney but for a bad mistake at the second-last. He is the main danger.