Galway 17:30 RESULTED
31 Jul 2026

Last Friday Guinness Beginners Steeplechase

Guinness Beginners Steeplechase · 2m6f111y

Official Result

Guinness Beginners Steeplechase

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  1. Winner Vicar Street (IRE) Harry Cobden · W P Mullins
    13/8F
  2. 7/2
  3. 15/2
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 day, 21 hours ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
?
Great Attitude silks
Great Attitude Non-Runner
Age 7 · 11-12
1/53-
130
130OR
7
11-12
SP
Great Attitude showed a fine turn of foot when winning three starts back, and his going experience holds him in good stead, but 136 days off the track is the obvious question mark against him on his return.
1
Ballystone silks
Ballystone
Age 8 · 11-12
4/410-
151
8
11-12
7/1 9/1 6/1
Gained a winner two starts back but has been unplaced on his latest outing, and 92 days off the track is a fitness query; he has experience of today's going, though a struggling trainer and a big weight of 166 lb make this tough.
AI verdict

SR 151 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Glens Sensation silks
Glens Sensation
Age 8 · 11-12
8U06P-
79
46
79OR
8
11-12
125/1 100/1 125/1
Winless in his last five starts, with a pull-up and an unseating among recent efforts, Glens Sensation has been off for 171 days and faces a stiff task ranked last on our figures here; he has run over today's trip and going before, which is at least some footing to build on.
AI verdict

SR 46 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 125/1.

4
Mickie Angel silks
Mickie Angel
Age 8 · 11-12
3726-2
120
120
120OR
8
11-12
9/2
Winless in his last five starts and ranked eighth of ten on our figures, Mickie Angel faces a stiff ask here; the 166 lb burden won't help, though he has run over today's trip and going before, and placed finishes last time and three starts back show he can hit the frame.
AI verdict

SR 120 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Ocastle Des Mottes silks
Ocastle Des Mottes
Age 7 · 11-12
25/4-P
126
120
126OR
7
11-12
3/1
SR 120 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 120 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Talk In The Park silks
Talk In The Park
Age 8 · 11-12
4U25-P
123
115
123OR
8
11-12
4/1
Finished second three starts back and was fifth two starts back, Talk In The Park has experience over today's trip and going and arrives here fresh after 53 days off; the concern is that pulled-up effort last time out.
AI verdict

SR 115 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Themanintheanorak silks
Themanintheanorak
Age 6 · 11-12
1066-6
125
6
11-12
28/1 12/1 28/1
Themanintheanorak landed a win in his last five starts but has since posted three consecutive sixths, and 81 days off the track adds a fitness query; he has run over today's trip and going, and his rating of 116 keeps him competitive mid-division.
AI verdict

SR 125 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

8
Vicar Street silks
Vicar Street
Age 7 · 11-12
4/12-3
157
7
11-12
15/8 6/5 32/17
Placed in each of his last three starts — third last time out, second two starts back — Vicar Street clearly has consistency going for him, though his win three starts back came before a subsequent dip in form; he returns after 55 days off carrying 166 lb and has experience of today's going.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-12 gives a real edge in this handicap.

9
Wendrock silks
Wendrock
Age 5 · 11-12
5P0-46
118
5
11-12
28/1 20/1 28/1
Winless in his last five starts, Wendrock nevertheless heads this field on our ratings and arrives on a manageable 31-day break with experience of today's going; the weight burden of 166 lb is the one factor to monitor.
AI verdict

SR 118 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

10
Seventy Eight Team silks
Seventy Eight Team
Age 8 · 11-5
245P-P
79
50
79OR
8
11-5
80/1 66/1 80/1
Pulled up in each of her last two starts, Seventy Eight Team arrives after a 55-day break carrying 159 lb and ranked second-bottom on our figures — a combination that makes her very hard to fancy, though she has run over today's trip and going before.
AI verdict

SR 50 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 80/1.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
0 Great Attitude
1 Ballystone 7/1 open 10.00 13/2 open 10.00 13/2 open 10.00 6/1 open 10.00 13/2 open 10.00 7/1 Bet365
2 Glens Sensation 125/1 open 101.00 125/1 open 101.00 125/1 open 101.00 125/1 open 101.00 125/1 open 101.00 125/1 Bet365
4 Mickie Angel 9/2 open 6.00 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 Bet365
5 Ocastle Des Mottes 3/1 open 4.33 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1 Bet365
6 Talk In The Park 4/1 open 5.50 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 Bet365
7 Themanintheanorak 28/1 open 19.00 28/1 open 17.00 28/1 open 17.00 28/1 open 13.00 28/1 open 13.00 28/1 Bet365
8 Vicar Street 15/8 open 2.50 15/8 open 2.20 15/8 open 2.20 15/8 open 2.20 15/8 open 2.25 15/8 Bet365
9 Wendrock 28/1 open 23.00 28/1 open 21.00 28/1 open 21.00 28/1 open 23.00 28/1 open 23.00 28/1 Bet365
10 Seventy Eight Team 80/1 open 67.00 80/1 open 67.00 80/1 open 67.00 80/1 open 67.00 80/1 open 67.00 80/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Vicar Street

High conviction

Vicar Street owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (87) and market confidence (91). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

15/8 W P Mullins Harry Cobden
80% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Ballystone

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

7/1 · John C McConnell
✓ Value Signal

Themanintheanorak

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

28/1 · Eugene M O'Sullivan
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Dominant
87 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +33.1 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
91 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +20.1 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Live signal
60 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.8 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Speculative
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.1 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
54 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.4 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
59 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.7 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 8. Vicar Street
75.5 15/8
2 1. Ballystone
68.5 7/1
3 4. Mickie Angel
63.6 9/2
4 5. Ocastle Des Mottes
62.2 3/1
5 6. Talk In The Park
58.4 4/1
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Vicar Street
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8
Age 7 · 11-12
15/8
★★★★☆ SR 157 🐾

Favourable weight of 11-12 gives a real edge in this handicap.

5
Age 7 · 11-12
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 120 🐾

SR 120 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Age 8 · 11-12
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 115 🐾

SR 115 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 8 · 11-12
9/2
★★★☆☆ SR 120 🐾

SR 120 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 8 · 11-12
7/1
★★★☆☆ SR 151 🐾

SR 151 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Vicar Street
Confidence: Medium

Vicar Street leads the field on SR at 157 — a clear 6-point gap over Ballystone (SR 151) and a 37-point advantage over the next cluster — and is trained by W P Mullins (20% strike rate, 1,229 runners) with Harry Cobden (21%, 194 runners) in the saddle, a top-tier booking that signals stable intent. The form reads 4/12-3: a win and a second in the two most recent completed runs before the last outing, showing this horse knows how to compete at a high level. The 27% market drift is a concern and cannot be ignored, but in a Mullins two-runner yard situation, the contrasting picture is instructive — Ocastle Des Mottes is the stable's 3/1 shot with Paul Townend, arguably the yard's preferred pilot here, which may explain some of the Vicar Street drift rather than genuine negative news. Against a weak field where the next-best contenders (Mickie Angel and Ocastle Des Mottes both SR 120) are 37 points inferior on ability, the raw quality advantage is too large to dismiss. Each-way alternative: Ballystone. Main danger: Ocastle Des Mottes — Ocastle Des Mottes holds the Mullins yard's #1 jockey booking in Paul Townend (30% strike rate) and at 3/1 the market is significantly more confident in this stablemate, making it the likeliest horse to overhaul Vicar Street if the drift on the latter reflects genuine stable preference for this rival.

Shortlist Vicar Street, Ocastle Des Mottes, Ballystone
Each-way: Ballystone Danger: Ocastle Des Mottes

🗺 The Course Race conditions

2m6f111y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
9 Confirmed runners
Galway Track and setting