Galway (IRE) Races
Galway (IRE)
15:20
Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap
Galway (IRE)
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023
Distance: 1m½f
Type: Flat
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €7.50
Place: €1.70 €1.80 €3.70
Exacta: €48.30
Tricast: €655.06
Trifecta: €1068.10
Non-Runners: Gambe Veloci (unsuitable ground), Mister Wilson (unsuitable ground), No More Porter (unsuitable ground), Pont Audemer (unsuitable ground), Royal Pippen (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | Laughifuwant (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Gerard Keane | 134 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Soon raced in second - keeping on when ridden inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - ran on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had a good draw and race was run to suit)(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 18 | Spanish Tenor (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Cian MacRedmond
(5)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 128 lbs | 11/2 | 1 | Soon led - clear when ridden under 2f out - reduced lead inside final furlong - headed but kept on inside final 110yds(op 8/1) | |
| 3rd | 3 | Higher Kingdom (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Siobhan Rutledge
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 134 lbs | 16/1 | 2.25 | Prominent in chasing group - outpaced 2f out - kept on final furlong - no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 4th | 16 | Razdan (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Chris Timmons | 134 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - in rear early - midfield before halfway - switched left when headway 3f out - went fourth and kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 19 | Sirjack Thomas (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(5)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 128 lbs | 9/2 | 2.75 | Prominent in chasing group - headway and briefly went third 2f out - no extra final furlong(op 11/2) | |
| 6th | 1 | Shigar (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Jack Kearney
(7)lbs
|
William Durkan | 133 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Slowly into stride - soon recovered towards rear - headway from over 2f out - no extra final furlong - no telling impression | |
| 7th | 8 | San Aer (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Thomas Mullins | 136 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Towards rear - headway over 2f out - kept on but no impression final furlong(op 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Walhaan (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Ciaran Murphy | 135 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - towards rear - some headway from over 2f out - kept on final 110yds - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away from starting stalls)(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Saraqael (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Peter Fahey | 135 lbs | 20/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - headway from over 2f out - kept on final furlong - nearest finish(op 17/2) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Inchturk (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | M Halford & T Collins | 134 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Prominent in chasing group early - outpaced over 2f out - soon weakened - no impression when bit short of room over 1f out | ||
| 11th | 2 | Metabolt (GB) | 6 G | AVG | David Loughnane | 138 lbs | 4/1F | 4.25 | Soon held up in midfield - brief headway over 2f out - weakened 1f out - eased towards finish(op 9/2) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Roderick (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Sean D Bowen
(7)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 129 lbs | 28/1 | 3 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders on near side of group before halfway - weakened gradually from under 3f out(op 33/1) | |
| 13th | 12 | Eskimo Komet (IRE) | 5 H | Poor | Luke Comer | 134 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Always behind(op 28/1) | ||
| 14th | 14 | Kojin (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Peter Fahey | 134 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Prominent in chasing group - outpaced under 3f out - soon weakened(op 14/1) | ||
| 15th | 9 | Cheers Again (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Paul W Flynn | 135 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Never better than midfield - weakening when hampered over 2f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 16th | 20 | May Night (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 133 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | Soon midfield - lost position when pushed along before halfway - soon towards rear - weakened 2f out(op 28/1) |