15:20 Galway

Thursday 30 July 2026

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Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 35.10s

1^st

Shadow Paddy

611-5

5/2f

T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan

Pecked slightly 1st, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, challenged 2 out, ridden in 3rd after last, under pressure in 4th 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final 100 yards, kept on well close home op 3/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Lady Bluebird

910-8

16/1

T: H P FineganJ: Ben Harvey

Soon tracked leaders, disputed 2nd and led next, not fluent 4 out, pressed 2 out, ridden in lead after last, strongly pressed 1f out, kept on, headed inside final 100 yards, no extra close home tchd 22/1

3^rd

Soir De Garde

811-1

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Prominent, mistake 1st, bad mistake 2nd and dropped towards rear, slight mistakes 3rd and 5th, not fluent 3 out, progress into 5th after last, ridden to challenge between horses 1f out, held in 3rd closing stages op 3/1 tchd 4/1

4^th

Le Coq Hardi

711-1

4/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged 2 out where reached for fence and pecked slightly, ridden in 2nd after last, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/2

5^th

Court Canyon

611-1

10/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Sam Ewing

Led, joined 2nd and headed next, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, soon no extra tchd 9/1

6^th

Wild Bill Hickok

410-11

5/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Eoghan Finegan

Slight mistake 1st, held up behind leaders, slight mistake 3rd, ridden in rear and no extra after 3 out, weakened and completely tailed off op 9/2 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Queenofthelodge

610-8

8/1

T: S CurlingJ: Phillip Enright

Held up towards rear, slight mistake 5th, closer in 5th 4 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on to challenge 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, pulled up quickly closing stages tchd 15/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.70, €5.80EX:€36.90Trifecta:€326.00SF:€36.33

Forecasts

Shadow Paddy (5/2), Soir De Garde (7/2), Le Coq Hardi (4/1), Wild Bill Hickok (5/1), Queenofthelodge (8/1), Court Canyon (10/1), Lady Bluebird (16/1)

SHADOW PADDY arrives a perfect 2 from 2 over fences and, while this course will further test his jumping, he's likely to prove hard to beat if taking another step forward. Wild Bill Hickok got his career back on track when winning at Roscommon last time and looks the main danger in receipt of 8 lb from the selection, whilst Le Coq Hardi is also capable of getting involved at his very best.

SHADOW PADDY (IRE)
WILD BILL HICKOK (IRE)
LE COQ HARDI (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Gold Dancer

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 6

J: Sean O'Keeffe | T: W P Mullins

7/1

Prize Money

1st: €25,199.002nd: €8,400.003rd: €4,200.004th: €2,101.005th: €1,260.006th: €840.00