17:30 Galway

Friday 31 July 2026

All17:0017:3018:0018:3519:1019:4020:1020:40

Guinness Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 5m 44.90s

1^st

Vicar Street

711-12

13/8f

T: W P MullinsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 8th, headway to dispute lead 2 out, ridden and led 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably op Evens

2^nd

5 ½

Ocastle Des Mottes

711-12

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 9th, joined 2 out, ridden entering straight, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 9/2

3^rd

5 ½

Mickie Angel

811-12

15/2

T: D HoganJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd run-in op 7/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

3 ½

Ballystone

811-12

5/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey

Mid-division, mistake 9th, headway into 5th 3 out, soon ridden, 4th at last, kept on one pace straight op 6/1

5^th

2 ¾

Talk In The Park

811-12

4/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Keith Donoghue

Towards rear, headway 5 out, went 4th 4 out, ridden in 5th at last, no impression on leaders op 5/1

6^th

Themanintheanorak

611-12

12/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: Alan O'Sullivan (5)

Rear of mid-division, mistake 8th, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression op 25/1

7^th

Wendrock

511-12

28/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Towards rear, mistake 3rd, pushed along 4th, reminder 8th, no impression from 4 out, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

Seventy Eight Team

811-5

250/1

T: P J GilliganJ: Conor Clarke (7)

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off op 150/1 tchd 400/1

Also Ran

Glens Sensation

811-12

250/1

T: P J GilliganJ: Jack Gilligan (5)

Led, mistake 5th, headed 9th, weakened 5 out, mistake 4 out and pulled up before next op 150/1 tchd 400/1

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Non-Runners

Great Attitude¹³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: C W J Farrell J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.63Pl:€1.20, €1.50, €1.60EX:€7.30Trifecta:€31.80SF:€8.43

Forecasts

Vicar Street (13/8), Ocastle Des Mottes (7/2), Talk In The Park (4/1), Ballystone (5/1), Mickie Angel (15/2), Themanintheanorak (12/1), Great Attitude (12/1), Wendrock (28/1), Seventy Eight Team (250/1), Glens Sensation (250/1)

Preference is for the lightly-raced VICAR STREET, who finished third in a Punchestown maiden on his seasonal/chasing debut despite racing too freely. With that run behind him, he is taken to open his account in this sphere at the expense of stablemate Ocastle Des Mottes, while Ballystone could go well on his chasing bow.

VICAR STREET (IRE)
OCASTLE DES MOTTES (FR)
BALLYSTONE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Intense Approach

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Alex Harvey | T: J C McConnell

13/2

Prize Money

1st: €10,200.002nd: €3,400.003rd: €1,700.004th: €849.005th: €509.006th: €340.00