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GoodGuinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £20521.74
- 2m 2f 54y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.63
- Place: £1.70
Form: 5262-1
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
30th Jul 2025 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 4lb |
Former Grade 2-winning hurdler and came good in second stint chasing last summer with wins at Kilbeggan (beating Thecompanysergeant) and a Grade 3 novice event at this venue; warmed up with fourth behind Gaelic Arc at Kilbeggan; other younger rivals are preferred. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
16th Jun 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 51y |
11st 12lb |
10yo a former Grade 2-winning hurdler and came good in second stint chasing last summer with wins in C&D beginners' and in Grade 3 Galway novice; stiffer task on return in February, none too fluent and soon beaten in Grade 2 Kempton novice; cheekpieces worn the last twice now discarded for handicap debut and may just need this. |
10/1 |
|
5th 1 |
22nd Feb 2025 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
10yo who returns from a break and possibly isn't the force of old (3m Grade 1 hurdle runner-up in December 2022) but he's won when back over fences for his last two starts, most recently a Grade 3 novice at Galway (2m2f, good) last August; not ruled out in view of his back-class. |
5/1 |
5/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 523-15
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 50y |
11st 11lb |
Dual bumper and hurdle (including here) winner was a winner at Killarney and Tramore last summer over fences while was runner-up in a Galway Grade 3 novice chase in between; has gone well fresh and is respected on return. |
9/4 |
|
1st 4 |
16th Aug 2024 Good 2m 5f 180y |
10st 12lb |
1-3 in chases; won a mares' beginners' chase at Killarney in May (2m5f, good); jumped left on second chase start at Punchestown but better at Galway on latest, beat just 0.5l in a Grade 3 novice by a solid yardstick in Ashdale Bob; gets weight from the boys here but needs to improve again to take a hand in the finish. |
2/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
1st Aug 2024 Good 2m 2f 54y |
10st 8lb |
Listed winner over hurdles made the ideal start over fences with a comfortable success over 2m5f at Killarney in May; jumped left and probably didn't stay effectively behind Reverend Hubert at Punchestown; will be more at home over this shorter trip than most and likely to go well. |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 2711-2 BF
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
2nd May 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Now 5lb lower than when second for Micheal Keady here (2m4f, good) just under a year ago but both subsequent runs for Sara Bradstock were disappointing and he was well beaten in Cheltenham Festival cross-country chase on stable debut in March; now sports cheekpieces; needs to get career back on track. |
20/1 |
|
11th 10 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Very useful handicap chaser for Willie Mullins in 2024 and placed for Michael Keady last spring (2m4f, good) but absent since pulled up for Sara Bradstock in September (bled from the nose); now with another new stable for cross-country debut; 4lb wrong; best to look elsewhere. |
66/1 |
|
1 |
23rd Sep 2025 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Temptingly treated on the best of his form for Willie Mullins; had two runs for Michael Keady, outclassed in the Grand National but then runner-up at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good); ran well for a long way in Market Rasen's Summer Plate (2m5f) on debut for current yard and this trip is a better fit; respected. |
5/1 |
13/2
Form: 3480-1
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
6th Jun 2025 Good 2m 3f 203y |
11st 1lb |
Has only won on goodish ground but seems effective on softer (rain forecast); solid second to My Gaffer from well off the pace after a break at Killarney and now better off at the weights with that rival; firmly in the mix. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 6lb |
held up in rear, headway before 3 out, switched right and went third 2 out, disputing second last, kept on |
10/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 6lb |
held up in rear, headway before 3 out, switched right and went third 2 out, disputing second last, kept on |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 48P1-4 D
Last run: 53 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
29th Sep 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 25y |
11st 3lb |
Last success over hurdles came in a Downpatrick maiden in July 2022; has never won a handicap of any description and hasn't looked like changing that in recent starts; new blinkers need to provide a spark. |
20/1 |
|
16 |
3rd Aug 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y |
11st 4lb |
Went close in the 3m5f Porterstown Chase at Fairyhouse last December; out of form until running creditably over 2m6f here on Thursday; has a bit to find with third-placed Arctic Gale. |
20/1 |
100/30
Form: 33-11U
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 146
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 6 (18) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Drew 8l clear in Cesarewitch trial at Newmarket in September (2m2f, good); couldn't follow up in the real thing when sixth of 19; up 10lb compared to his last win and he has never won after an absence before. |
10/1 |
|
16 (21) |
11th Oct 2025 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 3lb |
Useful jumper; eighth at 33-1 in last year's Cesarewitch, when never dangerous on soft going and it looks like that surface was not ideal, as he runs far more often on good ground and drew 8l clear over C&D in the Cesarewitch Trial three weeks ago; well handicapped with just a 4lb penalty, for trainer who won this with a 7yo in 2022. |
7/1 |
|
6 (5) |
20th Sep 2025 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Dual-purpose gelding who finished eighth in last October's Cesarewitch (soft) when 5lb higher, since when his most competitive runs have come over hurdles; an assured stayer on this return to Flat action and likes this good ground. |
9/1 |
4/1
Form: 0/00-2 C
Last run: 2 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
1st Aug 2024 Good 2m 2f 54y |
11st 1lb |
Twice a winner over hurdles and won a Down Royal Flat maiden last year; made a really encouraging reappearance after 10 months off when just worn down up the hill in a beginners chase here on Tuesday; very interesting runner if he pulls out again. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
30th Jul 2024 Yielding 2m 2f 54y |
11st 12lb |
prominent, lost second before 4th, pushed along to lead after last, faced challenge and ridden home straight, headed final 110yds |
2/1 |
|
3rd 6 (8) |
24th Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 165y |
9st 8lb |
prominent |
11/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €5.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €9.61 |
| Trifecta | €55.00 |
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