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Galway (IRE)
16:30
Guinness Novice Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7.10 Place: €1.80 €1.80 €1.90 Exacta: €38.10 Trifecta: €433.10
Non-Runners: Black Samurai (unsuitable ground), Gortmillish (unsuitable ground), Ochocinco (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 The Big Doyen (IRE) 7 G AVG
Peter Fahey 158 lbs 11/2 Won Disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - headed and raced in second 3rd - led again going easily before 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and wandered around when faced challenge towards finish - always doing enough(op 13/2)
2nd 2 What Path (FR) 8 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 9/2 1 Disputed lead early - raced in second after 1st - pressed leaders before 3rd - not fluent 5th - went second again 2 out - ridden and challenging when slightly hampered towards finish (jockey said gelding received interference three times from the last to the line)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
3rd 11 Pink In The Park (IRE) 7 M AVG
W P Mullins 154 lbs 7/1 6 In rear early - in touch with leaders after 5th - went third after 2 out - keeping on until mistake last - no extra run-in(op 15/2)
4th 6 Horantzau d'Airy (FR) 8 G AVG
W P Mullins 158 lbs 4/1 8 Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 3 out - headway before 2 out - went fourth after 2 out - no extra when mistake last(op 9/2)
5th 4 Barry Lyndon (IRE) 7 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 158 lbs 25/1 4.5 In touch with leaders early - not fluent 1st - towards rear when mistake 7th - some headway when switched left before 2 out - kept on(op 18/1)
6th 9 The Short Go (IRE) 8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 13/2 4.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - pressed leaders - led 3rd - headed before 2 out - lost second when mistake and weakened 2 out(op 10/1)
7th 3 All In Montmartre (FR) 6 G Good
Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 33/1 1 In rear throughout(op 20/1)
99th 5 Encanto Bruno (IRE) 7 G Good
John C McConnell 155 lbs 85/40F - In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - brief headway and prominent on outer after 3 out - weakened and dropped to rear before 2 out - tired jump 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was blowing hard)(op 2/1 tchd 11/5)