Galway (IRE)
17:05
Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap)
Galway (IRE) Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80 Place: €1.80 €4.20 €2.40 Exacta: €99.80 Tricast: €557.93 Trifecta: €1711.40
Non-Runners: Fils D'oudairies (vet's advice), Magic Tricks (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Zarak The Brave (FR) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 159 lbs 9/2 Won Travelled strongly - prominent - switched left when pressed leaders before 2 out - soon challenging - led before last - ridden when faced challenge but rallied run-in - just did enough(op 4/1)
2nd 2 Jesse Evans (IRE) 8 G AVG Noel Meade 163 lbs 16/1 0.2 Midfield - bit short of room on inner after 1st - mistake 2nd - headway before 2 out - challenging when ridden after last - kept on well - just held(op 18/1)
3rd 8 My Mate Mozzie (IRE) 9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 153 lbs 15/2 .75 In touch with leaders - headway going easily 2 out - bit short of room before last - soon challenging and ridden - no extra towards finish(op 10/1)
4th 14 Icare Allen (FR) 7 G Poor W P Mullins 150 lbs 14/1 .75 Prominent - jumped slightly left 5th - pressed leaders on inner after 2 out - bit short of room and outpaced before last - ran on and went fourth run-in - not reach leaders(op 16/1)
5th 3 Filey Bay (IRE) 9 G AVG Emmet Mullins 159 lbs 12/1 3 Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway 2 out - ran on after last - nearest finish(op 8/1)
6th 12 Mighty Tom (IRE) 9 G AVG Cian Collins 156 lbs 12/1 0.1 Raced in last early - steady headway after 1st - pulled way into lead after 4th - jumped slightly left 4 out - jumped slightly left 3 out - headed before last - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
7th 10 Bialystok (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 156 lbs 16/1 1 Soon midfield - some headway after 2 out - kept on but no extra after last(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
8th 20 Tudor City (IRE) 11 G AVG A J Martin 148 lbs 14/1 3.5 Towards rear - headway 4 out - midfield when bit short of room before 2 out - kept on but no impression after last(op 16/1)
9th 19 Amir Kabir (GB) 6 G Good Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 40/1 1.75 Prominent - lost position on inner before 2 out - weakened before last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
10th 18 Merlin Giant (FR) 4 G AVG Emmet Mullins 154 lbs 12/1 6.5 Raced in second - lost second but prominent after 4th - mistake 3 out - not fluent and weakened quickly 2 out(op 9/1)
11th 5 Party Central (IRE) 8 M Good Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 14/1 5.5 Never better than midfield(op 16/1)
12th 16 Captain Conby (IRE) 6 G AVG E Sheehy 154 lbs 16/1 .5 Never better than midfield(op 14/1)
13th 9 Cash Back (FR) 12 G Poor W P Mullins 152 lbs 28/1 1.25 Pushed along briefly - led - not fluent 2nd - soon clear - headed and raced in second after 4th - lost second and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
14th 4 Lucky Max (GER) 7 G AVG Sean Thomas Doyle 159 lbs 40/1 3.75 Held up in rear - not fluent 5th - some headway after 3 out - soon no extra - no impression(op 18/1)
99th 23 Glan (IRE) 9 M AVG Gordon Elliott 145 lbs 4/1F - Midfield - mistake 3rd - jumped slightly left 5th - soon weakened - dropped to rear after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (vet said mare was clinically abnormal)(op 15/2)
99th 7 Brazil (IRE) 6 G AVG Padraig Roche 158 lbs 14/1 - Towards rear - pushed along after 5th - switched right before 3 out - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
99th 15 Prairie Dancer (IRE) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 155 lbs 33/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - reminders soon after start - detached when nudged along after 4th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
99th 17 Gatsby Grey (FR) 8 G AVG Oliver McKiernan 154 lbs 40/1 - In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield from 5th - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 50/1)
99th 13 Da Capo Glory (IRE) 6 G AVG Padraig Butler 152 lbs 18/1 - Towards rear - jumped slightly left 4 out - soon not fluent and weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)