Visit Wexford Beginners Chase – Wexford

Wexford

17:30

Visit Wexford Beginners Chase

Date 2025-04-04

Distance 2m

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (9)

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
8	Westport Cove Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	166	ht	98-442	138	140	108	57d	—	—	0	32	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Had What's Up Darling 1.5l behind when second at Thurles on good ground; big player
9	What's Up Darling Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	24235B	137	135	108	22d	—	—	+9	31.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Just behind Westport Cove at Thurles; should be thereabouts but others more progressive
2	Aspire Tower Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	F-1393	-	142	-	33d	—	—	-10	4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Smart hurdler in his prime; first run over fences in over a year since a fall
5	Lisnagar Fortune Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:W P Mullins	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:W P Mullins	166	—	21-082	126	126	97	32d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Anything but natural jumper so far chasing; yard have stronger contender in Westport Cove
1	Aeros Luck Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	32098F	-	130	-	32d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Still every chance when last-fence faller at Leopardstown; big player
7	Run For Harry Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Mrs Gillian Callaghan	J:Kieren Buckley T:Mrs Gillian Callaghan	166	t	110347	-	-	-	104d	—	—	+1	4.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
123-rated hurdler; didn't jump well on only previous try chasing back in December 2023
4	Harsh Grey J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	946000	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Down the field in Martin Pipe, will need to improve for switch to fences to play a role
3	Clarens Brown J:Alex Harvey(5) T:J P Flavin	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:J P Flavin	166	t	755105	-	-	-	18d	—	—	+2	6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
118-rated hurdler; belated chasing debut and looks to have a lot on his plate
NR	Maidenstreetprince Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	—	644643	125	126	94	8d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Fair level of form chasing but fair bit to find with both Aeros Luck and Lisnagar Fortune

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Westport Cove	7/4	13/8	7/4
What's Up Darling	3/1	3/1	3/1
Aspire Tower	9/2	9/2	9/2
Lisnagar Fortune	13/2	6/1	13/2
Aeros Luck	9/1	9/1	9/1
Run For Harry	22/1	20/1	22/1
Harsh	25/1	25/1	25/1
Clarens	28/1	25/1	28/1
Maidenstreetprince	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Westport Cove

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

What's Up Darling

31.2

OR: 21.8 Form: 3 Odds: 6.5

3/1

3rd

Lisnagar Fortune

22.3

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Maidenstreetprince

21.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Clarens

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

28/1

Run For Harry

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Aspire Tower

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Aeros Luck

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Harsh

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Westport Cove	138	140	108
What's Up Darling	137	135	108
Lisnagar Fortune	126	126	97
Maidenstreetprince	125	126	94
Aspire Tower	—	142	—
Aeros Luck	—	130	—
Run For Harry	—	—	—
Harsh	—	—	—
Clarens	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Maidenstreetprince	8d ago	Quick return
Clarens	18d ago	Fit
Harsh	21d ago	Fit
What's Up Darling	22d ago	Fit
Lisnagar Fortune	32d ago	Fit
Aeros Luck	32d ago	Fit
Aspire Tower	33d ago	Fit
Westport Cove	57d ago	Fresh
Run For Harry	104d ago	Long break