IREGalway (IRE) Races

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Galway (IRE)
17:30
Guinness Beginners Chase
Galway (IRE) Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €8.40 Place: €2.70 €2.20 €5.30 Exacta: €54.80 Trifecta: €1252.70
Non-Runners: Fiddledee (reserve), Heroes Rise (lame), Miss Manzor (unsuitable ground), Princess Georgie (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m3½f 3m 3m 3m 3m
1st
Disputed lead early - led after 1st - led narrowly or disputed lead from 6th - raced in second 3 out - led again on turn after last - kept on well(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
5 G Good
John C McConnell 161 lbs 13/2 Won
3m1f
3m 3m 2m½f 2m1f 2m½f
2nd
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - headway after last - went second inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 8/1 tchd 9/2)
6 G Poor
Ross O'Sullivan 166 lbs 6/1 .75
2m6f 3m 2m5½f 2m5f
3m 3m 2m4f 2m 2m3½f
3rd
In touch with leaders - headway and prominent last - disputing second final furlong - kept on well(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
5 G AVG
Ross O'Sullivan 166 lbs 25/1 0.2
3m 2m2½f
2m 2m4f 2m4½f 2m 2m½f
4th
Towards rear - in touch with leaders halfway - headway and went fourth after last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 20/1)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 14/1 1.5
2m7½f 3m
2m5½f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m5f
5th
Disputed lead early - prominent after 1st - led narrowly or disputed lead from 6th - led clearly 3 out - headed on turn after last - no extra and lost three places inside final 110yds(op 25/1)
8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 28/1 0.1
-
2m 2m3½f 1m7½f 3m
6th
In touch with leaders - outpaced last - weakened inside final 110yds(op 6/4)
5 G Elite
W P Mullins 166 lbs 5/2F 2.25
-
3m 2m7½f 3m½f 2m5f 2m4f
7th
In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - outpaced and lost position last - weakened final 110yds(op 11/2)
7 G AVG
Paul Nolan 166 lbs 7/2 5.5
3m 2m4f 3m½f
2m7½f 2m5f 3m1f 2m6f 3m1f
8th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - bad mistake and lost position 4 out - no chance but kept on run-in (jockey said gelding made too many mistakes and made a bad mistake at last ditch)(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 166 lbs 4/1 1
2m6f 2m4½f 2m3½f
2m7f 3m½f 2m7f 3m½f 2m4½f
9th
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 7th - no chance but kept on run-in(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 16/1 0.3
3m
2m4f 2m3f 2m4f 2m3f 3m1f
10th
Disputed lead early - prominent after 1st - lost position before 2 out - weakened last(op 100/1)
6 G Poor
Paul John Gilligan 161 lbs 125/1 4
2m6½f
2m6½f 2m5½f 3m2f 2m5½f 2m3½f
11th
In rear - nudged along run-in - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 66/1)
7 G AVG
Patrick G Kelly 166 lbs 50/1 6
2m6½f
2m4½f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m6½f
12th
Always behind(tchd 100/1)
5 G Poor
Andrew McNamara 166 lbs 80/1 1.5
2m4f 2m3½f
3m 2m7f 3m1f 2m7f 2m4½f
13th
Always behind(op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 66/1 .5
2m4½f 2m4f 3m1f 3m 3m6f
3m 3m 2m7f 2m6½f 2m3½f
14th
Always behind(op 18/1)
6 G Good
Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 33/1 2.25
2m7½f 2m5f 2m6½f
1m7½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m2f
15th
In rear - not fluent then hampered 4 out - tailed off(op 200/1)
5 M Poor
Paul John Gilligan 159 lbs 250/1 12
-
2m 3m 3m½f 3m 3m1f
99th
Midfield - towards rear when mistake and unseated 4 out(op 33/1 tchd 20/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 166 lbs 25/1 -
2m6f 2m5½f