Galway (IRE)
17:40
Easyfix Handicap Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80 Place: €1.60 €2.50 €2.90 Exacta: €54.30 Tricast: €402.24 Trifecta: €475.30
Non-Runners: Morning Logic (reserve), Onlyamatteroftime (reserve), Vale Of Glory (unsuitable ground), Wojood (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Neveradullmoment (IRE) 8 G AVG J P Dempsey 159 lbs 4/1F Won In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - went second after 3 out - led going best approaching last - ridden and clear run-in - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(tchd 7/2)
2nd 8 Ahead Of The Posse (IRE) 8 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 10/1 1.25 Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - prominent before 2 out - ridden and went second run-in - kept on well towards finish(tchd 11/1)
3rd 12 Whatsafellatodo (IRE) 11 G AVG Richard James Daniels 166 lbs 10/1 6.5 Took keen hold - soon led narrowly - headed and prominent after 1st - mistake 4th - led again after 3 out - headed approaching last - ridden when lost second and weakened run-in(op 12/1)
4th 20 The King Of Prs (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 40/1 5.5 Midfield - not fluent 3 out - headway before 3 out - keeping on when not fluent last - went fourth towards finish(op 28/1)
5th 7 Big Island (IRE) 8 G Poor W J Lanigan 167 lbs 5/1 .5 In touch with leaders on inner - midfield when not fluent 4 out - mistake and pushed along briefly 3 out - headway and prominent when not fluent 2 out - no extra run-in - lost fourth towards finish(op 13/2)
6th 2 Darkened (IRE) 8 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 163 lbs 8/1 2.25 Towards rear - headway into midfield after 3 out - ridden and kept on after 2 out - never near to challenge(op 6/1)
7th 13 Bukhill (IRE) 6 G Poor Peter Fahey 158 lbs 12/1 3.75 Towards rear of midfield - towards rear when mistake 3 out - headway when switched left before 2 out - kept on(op 10/1)
8th 11 Sargent Lightfoot (IRE) 10 G AVG Adrian Murray 166 lbs 33/1 4 Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - headway after 3 out - midfield when switched right before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon no extra(tchd 28/1)
9th 18 Cullaghs Star (IRE) 7 G Poor Seamus Fahey 164 lbs 16/1 3 Never better than midfield - mistake 1st - towards rear when ridden after 3 out - kept on(op 22/1)
10th 4 One Cool Poet (IRE) 10 G Poor Matthew J Smith 161 lbs 10/1 5 Never better than midfield(op 15/2)
11th 17 Aussie Warrior (IRE) 6 G AVG Thomas R Hughes 159 lbs 40/1 1.75 Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 4 out - in touch with leaders when bad mistake 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
12th 14 Clonbury Bridge (IRE) 9 G AVG J P Dempsey 165 lbs 22/1 4.75 Never better than midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
13th 21 Listentillitellyea (IRE) 8 G Poor Thomas Gibney 164 lbs 10/1 2.25 In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 12/1)
14th 15 Starman (FR) 9 G Poor Declan Queally 165 lbs 25/1 1.5 Midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 20/1)
15th 1 Cozone (GB) 7 G Poor Matthew J Smith 168 lbs 80/1 14 In touch with leaders - pushed along before 3 out - weakened quickly after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
99th 3 Largy Gift (IRE) N/A Poor Mark Fahey 163 lbs 11/1 - Prominent - led after 1st - mistake 2nd - headed before 3rd - led again before 4th - raced wide when hung left on turn before 5th - mistake 3 out - headed and weakened quickly after 3 out - dropped to rear when pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding was hanging badly and stopped very quickly)
99th 19 Snapius (IRE) 6 G Poor J A Nash 164 lbs 28/1 - Towards rear of midfield early - towards rear after 2nd - weakened and detached when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
99th 6 Wrecking Ball Paul (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul Mulligan 165 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - went second after 1st - led before 3rd - headed and raced in second before 4th - lost second and weakened quickly after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)
99th 9 Boom Boom Boom (GB) 5 G AVG C Byrnes 161 lbs 28/1 - In rear - not fluent and unseated 2nd(op 25/1)