Galway Races Summer Festival 2023 Handicap (Div II)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Jarlath P Fahey | 141 lbs | 5/1J | Won | Midfield - headway over 4f out - pressed leaders and keeping on when ridden over 2f out - soon challenging - led and stayed on from 1f out - won going away(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Your Honor (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | J A Nash | 135 lbs | 12/1 | 5 | Prominent - went second when pushed along under 3f out - ridden to challenge home turn - briefly led over 1f out - kept on well but held inside final furlong - just held second(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Rockview Roman (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Siobhan Rutledge
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 122 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - towards rear going okay over 3f out - headway when ridden over 2f out - switched right and ran on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 13/2) | |
| 4th | 5 | Hello Power (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Gerard O'Leary | 134 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | Towards rear - headway going okay from over 3f out - pressed leaders when ridden over 2f out - bit short of room on outer home turn - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 16 | Mr Mills (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Chris Timmons | 124 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - no extra disputing third inside final furlong - weakened towards finish | ||
| 6th | 7 | Ellaat (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Noel C Kelly | 130 lbs | 5/1J | .5 | Held up in rear - headway when nudged along over 2f out - ridden into midfield home turn - keeping on when switched right final 110yds - nearest finish (jockey said gelding never picked up on the heavy ground)(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Zebos Beanos (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | D McNamara | 126 lbs | 22/1 | 2.5 | Slowly into stride - in rear - headway under 3f out - in touch with leaders when ridden 2f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 8th | 9 | Insulate (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Luke McAteer
(3)lbs
|
J S Bolger | 127 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - in touch with leaders over 4f out - pushed along and headway under 3f out - pressed leaders on inner when ridden home turn - no extra disputing third inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds | |
| 9th | 11 | Fassbender (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Cian MacRedmond
(5)lbs
|
Mark Michael McNiff | 123 lbs | 25/1 | 7 | Never better than mid-division - towards rear when pushed along 3f out - ridden and kept on from over 2f out | |
| 10th | 8 | Elle Dorado Rock (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | A J Martin | 130 lbs | 11/2 | 4.5 | In touch with leaders - lost position when pushed along 4f out - dropped to rear when ridden from 3f out - kept on from over 2f out(op 6/1) | ||
| 11th | 18 | Destivelle (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Shane Ryder | 119 lbs | 66/1 | 4.75 | Led - ridden and faced strong challenge over 2f out - headed and weakened quickly over 1f out | ||
| 12th | 17 | Annie Regrets (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Jamie Powell
(5)lbs
|
Peter McCreery | 114 lbs | 20/1 | 6 | Raced in second - lost position when pushed along and hung left under 3f out - soon weakened (jockey said filly hung left throughout)(op 16/1) | |
| 13th | 10 | Millyupdahilly (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Ross O'Sullivan | 129 lbs | 40/1 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - midfield when ridden 3f out - soon weakened | ||
| 14th | 19 | Breakintheclouds (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Denis Gerard Hogan | 124 lbs | 22/1 | 0.2 | Soon in touch with leaders - pushed along on inner under 3f out - ridden and weakened 2f out | ||
| 15th | 15 | Inshallah Queen (GB) | N/A | Poor | Paul W Flynn | 124 lbs | 33/1 | 3 | Never better than mid-division - pushed along when switched left under 3f out - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 40/1) | ||
| 16th | 6 | Hague Convention (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Aileen O'Sullivan
(10)lbs
|
S Michael Millar | 121 lbs | 66/1 | 3.5 | In touch with leaders - close up over 4f out - nudged along and weakened gradually from under 3f out | |
| 17th | 2 | Rock On Seamie (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Ray Hackett | 140 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Slowly away - soon recovered in rear - some headway on outer 6f out - midfield going okay 4f out - raced wide when pushed along under 3f out - weakening when ridden and no impression 2f out | ||
| 18th | 14 | A Few Bob Short (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
J M Sheridan
(3)lbs
|
Shane Ryder | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 29 | In touch with leaders - ridden over 3f out - weakening when bit short of room and eased over 2f out - soon tailed off |
Galway (IRE) Races