16:15 Gowran Park

Saturday 14 February 2026

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QuinnBet Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 5m 34.30s

Ballybow^b1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 122| D

17/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 9/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 28 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 110/855

Champagne Jury^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| C| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 1 win from 3 runs this season, taking a Galway maiden hurdle 23 days ago. Very much of interest now switched to fences.

Form: 2120/31

Da Capo Glory^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: Padraig Butler| C

13/2

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Third of 10 in novice chase at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 66/1) 45 days ago.

Form: 779/FP3

King Alexander²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

4/9

Promising sort. Five wins from 16 NH runs. Good third of 9 in novice chase (9/2) at this course (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Paul Townend's pick from the 3 Willie Mullins-trained runners.

Form: 1903-23

Mistyburn^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

250/1, pulled up in novice chase at Punchestown (22.6f, heavy) 34 days ago, tailing off 5 out. Readily passed over.

Form: 9080PP

Mr Escobar^h,t¹⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fifth of 10 in novice chase (5/2) at Wexford (19.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences.

Form: R2123/5

Yoradreamer²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| D

40/1

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 66/1, sixth of 7 in novice chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 28 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 2/51P46

L'amiral Fromentin⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Dylan Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: FP/P58

Forecasts

King Alexander (4/9), Champagne Jury (4/1), Da Capo Glory (13/2), Ballybow (17/2), Mr Escobar (14/1), Yoradreamer (40/1), L'amiral Fromentin (250/1), Mistyburn (250/1)

With the switch to fences expected to spark improvement in CHAMPAGNE JURY, the 7-y-o is taken to make a winning debut in this sphere on the back of last month's hurdles success at Galway. Four-time hurdles winner King Alexander has gone close both starts since switched to fences and, with the promise of better to come from him as a chaser, he is greatly respected. Da Capo Glory is third choice.