Galway (IRE)
18:35
Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Galway (IRE) Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €15.90 Place: €3 €1.40 €1.90 Exacta: €120.50 Tricast: €275.65 Trifecta: €800.30
Non-Runners: En Or (reserve), Lord Erskine (reserve), March Law (broke out of stalls), Razdan (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Dwelt start - towards rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - challenging and carried left final 110yds - kept on well and led final strides (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that horse missed the start on his previous run and never got in the race)(op 11/1)
6 G AVG Padraig Roche 119 lbs 14/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and led narrowly 1f out - edged left inside final furlong - kept on but headed final strides(op 2/1)
8 G AVG Emmet Mullins 125 lbs 5/2F 0.2
3rd
Held up in midfield on inner - switched left and headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - challenging final 110yds - kept on(op 9/1)
7 G AVG M Halford & T Collins 135 lbs 13/2 0.2
4th
Towards rear of midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - ridden and no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
8 G AVG W P Mullins 140 lbs 17/2 2.25
5th
Prominent - lost ground and in touch with leaders after 3f - headway over 2f out - ridden and led over 1f out - headed 1f out - soon weakened(op 8/1)
7 G AVG Joseph G Murphy 136 lbs 9/1 3
6th
Held up in midfield - lost position and towards rear 2f out - ridden and stayed on from over 1f out(op 22/1)
6 G Good G M Lyons 130 lbs 20/1 .5
7th
Dwelt start - in rear - headway on outer from over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 22/1)
5 G AVG Andrew Slattery 130 lbs 20/1 0.05
8th
In touch with leaders - lost ground on turn under 2f out - switched left over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was short of room on the turn in)(tchd 50/1)
5 G Poor A J Martin 120 lbs 66/1 3
9th
Midfield - raced wide early - prominent after 3f - lost position over 1f out - hung right and weakened inside final furlong
5 G AVG P Twomey 128 lbs 25/1 0.3
10th
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 3f - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
6 G Poor Noel Meade 131 lbs 6/1 0.2
11th
In rear - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms
5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 114 lbs 16/1 .5
12th
Led narrowly - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)
4 F Poor W McCreery 124 lbs 66/1 2.5
13th
Upset in stalls - never better than midfield (jockey said gelding got upset in starting stalls)(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
6 G Poor Andrew McNamara 124 lbs 22/1 .5
14th
Always behind(op 28/1)
7 M AVG Emmet Mullins 112 lbs 14/1 1.75
15th
Prominent on outer - weakened 2f out(op 20/1)
7 M AVG Matthew J Smith 120 lbs 18/1 3.5
16th
Prominent - weakened over 2f out
8 M AVG James M Barrett 134 lbs 25/1 9.5
17th
Raced in second and pressed leader - weakened 2f out(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 134 lbs 9/1 2.5