Galway (IRE)
14:30
BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle ()
Galway (IRE) Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €14.60 Place: €3.30 €2.90 €1.30 Exacta: €213 Tricast: €585.12 Trifecta: €1033.90
Non-Runners: An Mhi (unsuitable ground), Au Fleuron (reserve), Dartan (unsuitable ground), Finest Evermore (lame), Lucid Dreams (unsuitable ground), Merlin Giant (coughing), Streets Of Doyen (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 9 G AVG Peter Fahey 155 lbs 14/1 Won Towards rear of midfield - good headway on inner after 3 out - went second and pushed along 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 12/1)
2nd 21 Bugs Moran (IRE) 8 G AVG Noel Meade 151 lbs 17/2 .75 Midfield on inner - in touch with leaders 8th - led going best 2 out - headed approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in - no extra towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
3rd 2 Icare Allen (FR) 7 G Poor W P Mullins 157 lbs 4/1F 6 Prominent - went third 2 out - outpaced approaching last(op 7/2)
4th 14 Watch The Weather (GB) 8 G AVG R P Cody 155 lbs 20/1 1.5 Held up in rear - slow jump 6th - headway 9th - in touch with leaders 2 out - went fourth before last - soon no impression(op 14/1)
5th 3 Highland Charge (IRE) 9 G AVG Noel Meade 154 lbs 20/1 6.5 Midfield - mistake 4th - towards rear 5th - headway 4 out - went fourth but slow jump 2 out - weakened before last(op 22/1)
6th 16 Foveros (FR) 9 G Poor W P Mullins 154 lbs 14/1 .75 Midfield - dropped to rear 8th - some headway 2 out - stayed on(op 11/1)
7th 20 Digby (IRE) 10 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 146 lbs 9/1 21 Hampered start and slowly into stride - in rear - headway into midfield 4th - dropped to rear 9th - lost touch after 3 out - mistake and hampered by faller 2 out(op 8/1)
99th 19 Act Of God (GB) 8 G AVG E J O'Grady 148 lbs 40/1 - Midfield - headway and prominent 7th - pushed along and 5 lengths down when fell 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
99th 6 Gallant John Joe (IRE) 10 G Poor Oliver McKiernan 156 lbs 28/1 - Led - headed but prominent on outer after 1st - lost position 4th - struggling in rear 9th - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out
99th 9 Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) 11 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 155 lbs 20/1 - In rear - pushed along early - reminder 5th - some headway 3 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 12/1)
99th 7 Power Of Pause (IRE) 8 G AVG W P Mullins 156 lbs 7/1 - Midfield - headway and prominent after 1st - disputed lead 3 out - weakened quickly when hampered by faller and pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 8/1)
99th 5 Hallowed Star (IRE) 9 G AVG John Joseph Hanlon 159 lbs 8/1 - Prominent - led after 2nd - mistake and headed 8th - weakened quickly 3 out - in rear when pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
99th 13 Thecompanysergeant (GB) 7 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 155 lbs 15/2 - Prominent - short of room 6th - disputed lead 3 out - lost position and weakened quickly before 2 out where hampered by faller - soon pulled up(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
99th 18 Nikini (IRE) 6 M AVG W P Mullins 147 lbs 16/1 - Prominent - led after 1st - headed after 2nd - led again 8th - joined 3 out - soon headed - weakening when hampered before 2 out - pulled up after 2 out (jockey said mare did not handle the ground)
99th 17 La Prima Donna (FR) 5 M Poor W P Mullins 153 lbs 22/1 - Refused to race (jockey said mare refused to race)(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
99th 11 Maze Runner (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 155 lbs 17/2 - In rear - bad mistake and unseated 4th(op 11/1)