2025-07-31 Galway 14:10
Galway

Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Distance: 2m2f54y

Going: Good

Prize: €23,600

Runners: 11

Winning time: 4m 29.50s (slow by 5.50s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

3 Gold Dancer

J: Sean O'Keeffe T: W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:- SP:7/1

Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 2nd - pushed along and went second when 4 lengths down after last - soon ridden - ran on well to lead inside final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

2 2½

8 Westport Cove

J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:140 SP:85/40F

Led - soon clear - 5 lengths ahead 4th - reduced lead 2 out - went clear again after last - ridden home straight - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/4 tchd 9/4)

3 9½ 12

4 Intellotto

J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:- SP:11/1

Prominent behind clear leader - bad mistake 1st - dropped to midfield 5 out - some headway after last - went third home straight - no match for first two(op 9/1)

4 3½ 15½

10 Birdie Or Bust

J: Mark Walsh T: Henry De Bromhead

Age:7 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:132 SP:15/2

Midfield - not fluent 3 out - some headway after 2 out - briefly went third after last - soon no extra(op 10/1 tchd 7/1)

5 7 22½

7 Special Cadeau

J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead

Age:7 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:140 SP:14/1

Midfield - mistake 4 out - went fourth 3 out - no extra after last(op 11/1)

6 9 31½

9 Belle The Lioness

J: Phillip Enright T: S Curling

Age:8 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:116 SP:66/1

In rear - detached 4 out - stayed on from 2 out - never dangerous

7 1½ 33

6 Runcok

J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:140 SP:22/1

Towards rear - bumped 4th - not fluent 5th - mistake 5 out - midfield when jumped left 4 out - jumped left 2 out - no extra after last(op 20/1)

8 12 45

11 Gale Mahler

J: Brian Hughes T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Age:6 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:- SP:5/1

Towards rear throughout - not fluent and bumped rival 4th - carried left 4 out(op 15/2)

9 7 52

2 Fine Margin

J: Brian Hayes T: W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:- SP:25/1

Towards rear throughout - pecked on landing 2 out(op 22/1)

10 25 77

5 Itsalladream

J: Jack G Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan

Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:130 SP:16/1

Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 7th - bad mistake 5 out - weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth last)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

11 6½ 83½

1 Pied Piper

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:150 SP:5/1

Midfield - prominent behind clear leader 7th - went second before 4 out - weakened quickly after last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding to be clinically abnormal post race)(tchd 11/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €8

Tote place: €2.50 €1.50 €3.20

Exacta: €30.60

Trifecta: €315

Tricast: €169.16

CSF: €23.35