Guinness Beginners Chase – Galway

Galway

14:10

Guinness Beginners Chase

Date 2023-08-03

Distance 2m6f111y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €10,030

Winning Time 5m 42.50s (slow by 14.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mars Harper (GB) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	11/2	Won
2nd	Sir Argus (GB) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	11/4	1.5
3rd	Grozni (FR) Mr R W Barron · C Byrnes	11/4	7.5
4th	Joyeux Machin (FR) Sean Flanagan · Paul Nolan	2/1F	10
5th	I Am Rocco (GB) Phillip Enright · Brian M McMahon	100/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jungle Prose (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	15/2

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Joyeux Machin Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	166	t	P50-13	-	137	84	27d	—	—	-20	8.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Unlucky at Wexford; the one to beat although would not want the ground to soften too much
6	Sir Argus Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	—	F2213-	-	-	-	98d	—	—	-2	20.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Could be the type of horse to pay much more respect to fences; respected on chase debut
5	Mars Harper Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	206-F2	131	136	79	2d	—	—	+9	24.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good run here on Tuesday but should acquit himself well if he turns out again
7	Jungle Prose b/br J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	159	p	40-2P2	-	124	70	13d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Respectable debut over fences when second in a beginners at Kilbeggan; should improve
2	Grozni Bay J:Mr R W Barron(7) T:C Byrnes	J:Mr R W Barron(7) T:C Byrnes	166	—	24-534	-	129	106	45d	—	—	-12	5	0.75/1	4 25%
Capable of better over fences with better jumping; likely to find one or two too good here
NR	Pearl Of The West Bay J:TBC T:John C Mcconnell	J: T:John C Mcconnell	159	t	8/2232	-	134	101	20d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.25/1	18 6%
Second in beginners contests at Wexford and Kilbeggan; much more needed here
NR	Another Choice Bay J:TBC T:Matthew J Smith	J: T:Matthew J Smith	166	h	623-P0	-	-	-	1d	—	—	-3	0.9	6.00/1	25 4%
Stiff ask on his chasing debut in a first-time hood and would not want much rain
3	I Am Rocco Brown J:Phillip Enright T:Brian M Mcmahon	J:Phillip Enright T:Brian M Mcmahon	166	—	/4P46-	-	-	-	187d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Debuts for Brian McMahon here but looks out of his depth on his chase debut

Horse	bet365	Coral
Joyeux Machin	15/8	2
Sir Argus	11/4	5/2
Mars Harper	9/2	9/2
Jungle Prose	6	6
Grozni	4	4
Pearl Of The West	16	18
Another Choice	25	22
I Am Rocco	66	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Mars Harper

24.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Sir Argus

20.4

OR: 0 Form: 13.7 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Joyeux Machin

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Grozni

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Jungle Prose

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

Pearl Of The West

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Another Choice

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

I Am Rocco

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mars Harper	131	136	79
Joyeux Machin	—	137	84
Sir Argus	—	—	—
Jungle Prose	—	124	70
Grozni	—	129	106
Pearl Of The West	—	134	101
Another Choice	—	—	—
I Am Rocco	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Another Choice	1d ago	Quick return
Mars Harper	2d ago	Quick return
Jungle Prose	13d ago	Quick return
Pearl Of The West	20d ago	Fit
Joyeux Machin	27d ago	Fit
Grozni	45d ago	Fit
Sir Argus	98d ago	Long break
I Am Rocco	187d ago	Long break