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Galway (IRE)
17:10
Galwaybayhotel.com & TheGalmont.com Novice Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €2.40 Place: €1.30 €1.30 €9.60 Exacta: €7.10 Trifecta: €173.60
Non-Runners: Good Lad (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f
1st
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent and took keen hold early - dropped to midfield before 2nd - mistake 3 out - headway when bit short of room before 2 out - went second going easily from 2 out - led approaching last - ran on - easily(tchd 15/8)
6 G Good
W P Mullins 154 lbs 6/4F Won
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m
1m7½f 2m1f 2m 2m½f
2nd
Prominent - went second before 2 out - bad mistake and lost second 2 out - kept on well and went second again but no chance with winner towards finish
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 3/1 7
2m2f 2m 2m 2m 2m1f
1m4f 1m4½f 1m4f 2m 2m1f
3rd
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2nd - bit short of room on inner after 2 out - mistake last - kept on towards finish - went third final stride - no match for first two(op 80/1)
5 G AVG
Michael John O'Connor 154 lbs 66/1 4.75
2m 2m 1m7½f 2m 2m4f
2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m1f 1m4f
4th
Led - headed and ridden when bad mistake last - weakening when lost second run-in - lost third final stride(op 20/1)
6 G Poor
Andrew Slattery 156 lbs 12/1 0.1
1m4f 1m1½f 2m 1m4f 2m1f
2m1½f 2m4½f 2m
5th
Midfield - some headway after 2 out - kept on(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)
4 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 50/1 7
2m2f 2m5½f 2m6f
1m2½f 1m2f 2m½f 2m1f 2m1f
6th
Midfield - not fluent 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - carried left before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 7/4)
5 G Poor
John C McConnell 151 lbs 2/1 .5
2m 2m 2m 1m7½f 2m1f
2m 2m1½f 2m 2m 2m
7th
Soon raced in second - lost second and weakened before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
6 G Poor
J A Nash 161 lbs 14/1 1.5
2m 2m4f 2m 1m7½f 2m4½f
2m½f 2m 2m 2m1f 2m1f
8th
Never better than midfield - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
6 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 20/1 5
2m1½f 1m7½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m2½f
2m 2m
9th
In rear - mistake 1st - not fluent when jumped slightly left 5th - some headway but no impression before 2 out(tchd 150/1)
6 G Poor
W J Burke 154 lbs 200/1 27
2m 2m1f 2m½f 2m1f 2m
2m
10th
Towards rear throughout - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 250/1)
6 G Poor
S Curling 154 lbs 200/1 1.75
2m2½f 2m7f 2m3f 2m4f 2m½f
2m1f 2m2f
11th
Soon towards rear of midfield - jumped slightly left 4 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 200/1)
4 G Poor
Michael Mulvany 154 lbs 250/1 22
1m2f 1m6f 2m½f 2m
2m 2m1f
12th
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout - weakened and detached before 3 out - tailed off(op 150/1)
4 G Poor
Paul John Gilligan 149 lbs 200/1 51
1m2½f