Wexfordraces.ie Beginners Chase – Wexford

Wexford

17:02

Wexfordraces.ie Beginners Chase

Date 2026-05-07

Distance 2m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,657

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.6°C

Wind 5mph S

Rain 4%

Runners (12)

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
11	Karoline Banbou Bay J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	159	—	7/22F-	130	139	99	65d	—	—	-4	31.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Second on both completed starts over fences, bids to make amends now for Leopardstown fall
6	Kilgame Black J:Brian Hayes T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Brian Hayes T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	3/341-	-	-	-	47d	—	—	-20	12.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Got his career back on track when winning a 23-runner maiden hurdle at Navan in March
12	Wild Bill Hickok Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	152	h	777P0-	-	-	-	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Lost form over hurdles in France, best watched on his first attempt over fences
4	Glenashling Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	h	42552-	119	124	106	31d	—	—	+19	25.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in a six-runner handicap at Cork, officially rated 11lb inferior to Karoline Banbou
1	Did I Ask You That Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	3/S30-	-	-	-	102d	—	—	-3	4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Reported blowing hard after his two most recent outings, seems very risky
7	Mercury Mission Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:P Cluskey	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:P Cluskey	166	—	317U2-	-	122	113	23d	—	—	+4	8.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Fine effort when second at 80-1 at Clonmel, this looks like a more competitive race
8	Mick Collins Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	166	ht	12246-	-	-	-	222d	—	—	+2	7.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Winning hurdler, Flat win over 1m4f came after a lengthy break so could go well here
9	Mister Pink Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Ross O'Sullivan	166	—	262/5-	-	130	94	32d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won a bumper and a 2m4f maiden hurdle for Willie Mullins, well beaten on stable debut
2	Faulty Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	166	—	217/5-	-	118	52	60d	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won over hurdles in 2024, jumped untidily and never in contention at Naas on chasing debut
5	Jerrari Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Sean Flanagan T:Mrs John Harrington	166	—	47P05-	-	-	-	13d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won twice over hurdles, could make a summer chaser, will probably need to gain experience
NR	Fenian Maxios Brown J:Luke Burke Ott(7) T:Michael Winters	J:Luke Burke Ott(7) T:Michael Winters	166	—	90208-	-	-	-	21d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
His much-improved second at Thurles in March seems to have been a flash in the pan
NR	Farfromnowhere Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	159	—	1P240-	-	144	118	55d	—	—	—	4.1	—	—
Decent hurdler over longer trips, solid chase form, 2m looks a bit short but could prevail

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Karoline Banbou	5/4	5/4	11/8
Kilgame	6/4	6/4	13/8
Wild Bill Hickok	8/1	15/2	8/1
Glenashling	14/1	14/1	14/1
Did I Ask You That	18/1	12/1	14/1
Mercury Mission	22/1	20/1	20/1
Mick Collins	20/1	16/1	18/1
Mister Pink	50/1	40/1	40/1
Faulty	66/1	50/1	50/1
Jerrari	66/1	50/1	50/1
Fenian Maxios	-	-	-
Farfromnowhere	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Karoline Banbou

31.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Glenashling

25.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Kilgame

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 10

13/8

Mercury Mission

8.8

OR: 0 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Mick Collins

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Farfromnowhere

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

—

Did I Ask You That

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Wild Bill Hickok

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Fenian Maxios

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

—

Mister Pink

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Faulty

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Jerrari

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Karoline Banbou	130	139	99
Glenashling	119	124	106
Kilgame	—	—	—
Wild Bill Hickok	—	—	—
Did I Ask You That	—	—	—
Mercury Mission	—	122	113
Mick Collins	—	—	—
Mister Pink	—	130	94
Faulty	—	118	52
Jerrari	—	—	—
Fenian Maxios	—	—	—
Farfromnowhere	—	144	118

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jerrari	13d ago	Quick return
Fenian Maxios	21d ago	Fit
Mercury Mission	23d ago	Fit
Wild Bill Hickok	27d ago	Fit
Glenashling	31d ago	Fit
Mister Pink	32d ago	Fit
Kilgame	47d ago	Fresh
Farfromnowhere	55d ago	Fresh
Faulty	60d ago	Fresh
Karoline Banbou	65d ago	Fresh
Did I Ask You That	102d ago	Long break
Mick Collins	222d ago	Long break