Purple And Gold Beginners Chase – Wexford

Wexford

18:38

Purple And Gold Beginners Chase

Date 2026-05-07

Distance 2m7f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,657

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.8°C

Wind 5mph S

Rain 4%

Winning Time 6m 12.40s (slow by 39.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	D Art D Art (FR) Ricky Doyle · Thomas Cooper	15/2	Won
2nd	Hiddenvalley Lake (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Henry De Bromhead	4/5F	0.2
3rd	Eclipse Chaser (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	6/1	2.5
4th	Long Branch (IRE) J J Slevin · Seamus Neville	5/1	4
5th	American Jukebox (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	16/1	10
6th	One Big Boum (IRE) Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	12/1	7

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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	Hiddenvalley Lake Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Keith Donoghue T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	19/55-	-	-	-	26d	—	—	-33	17.1	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Let down by jumping on chase debut back in late 2023 but Grade 1-winning hurdler since
5	Long Branch Bay J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	166	—	13U24-	-	-	-	8d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-4	9.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
118-rated hurdler needs to improve for switch to fences to feature in a major way
3	Eclipse Chaser Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	140PP-	-	-	-	31d	—	—	-9	3.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Disappointed in handicap hurdles last term; could make a better chaser
2	D Art D Art Chestnut J:Ricky Doyle T:Thomas Cooper	J:Ricky Doyle T:Thomas Cooper	166	—	0/P90-	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well below best hurdling last season and now debuts over fences
6	One Big Boum Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	166	—	P5115-	-	-	-	51d	—	—	+7	13.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Progressive hurdler upped in trip for chase debut and could go well if taking to fences
1	American Jukebox Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	/7149-	-	-	-	81d	—	—	+1	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
American Mike's half-brother rated 117 over hurdles; more likely needed on chase debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hiddenvalley Lake	5/6	8/11	4/5
Long Branch	9/2	9/2	9/2
Eclipse Chaser	5/1	11/2	5/1
D Art D Art	9/1	8/1	9/1
One Big Boum	12/1	12/1	12/1
American Jukebox	16/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hiddenvalley Lake

17.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 17.1

5/6

2nd

One Big Boum

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 11.7 Odds: 1.8

12/1

3rd

Long Branch

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 5.7 Odds: 4

9/2

American Jukebox

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Eclipse Chaser

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

11/2

D Art D Art

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hiddenvalley Lake	—	—	—
Long Branch	—	—	—
Eclipse Chaser	—	—	—
D Art D Art	—	—	—
One Big Boum	—	—	—
American Jukebox	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Long Branch	8d ago	Quick return
Hiddenvalley Lake	26d ago	Fit
Eclipse Chaser	31d ago	Fit
D Art D Art	32d ago	Fit
One Big Boum	51d ago	Fresh
American Jukebox	81d ago	Fresh