Galway (IRE)
15:40
Bathshack Maiden
Galway (IRE) Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m½f Type: Flat Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €4.30 Place: €1.20 €1.10 €1.20 Exacta: €10.50 Trifecta: €22.90
Non-Runners: A Day In Deauville (unsuitable ground), Awqaat (unsuitable ground), Katola (unsuitable ground), Nancy Angel (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Bottler'secret (IRE) 5 G AVG Ciaran Murphy 134 lbs 3/1 Won Led narrowly or disputed lead early - headed and prominent after 1f - outpaced over 2f out - soon switched right and headway - ridden and ran on inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 11/4)
2nd 11 Simpson's Paradox (IRE) 4 G Poor Mrs John Harrington 134 lbs 13/8F 1.5 Prominent on outer - went second over 2f out - soon challenging - ridden and led narrowly over 1f out - headed then eased towards finish(op 7/4 tchd 2/1)
3rd 1 Lord Vader (GB) 5 G Poor Emmet Mullins 141 lbs 5/2 2.5 Took keen hold - midfield early - headway and pressed leader after 2f - led 3f out - ridden and headed but prominent over 1f out - no extra when lost second towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too keen)(op 13/8)
4th 12 Spitfire Fighter (IRE) 5 G Poor Noel Meade 134 lbs 6/1 3.25 Prominent on inner early - in touch with leaders when switched left before halfway - outpaced 2f out - went fourth inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 11/2)
5th 2 Peddler's Lane (IRE) 5 G Poor A J Martin 141 lbs 22/1 4.75 Slowly into stride - soon recovered in rear - hampered when switched left after 1f - headway into midfield over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(tchd 18/1)
6th 3 Rapid City (IRE) 4 C AVG Luke Comer 141 lbs 50/1 0.2 Took keen hold - soon disputed lead - led narrowly after 1f - headed and hampered by loose horse when switched left 3f out - outpaced when lost second over 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 20/1)
7th 7 Grann's Boy (IRE) 5 G AVG H Rogers 131 lbs 28/1 .75 Towards rear - pushed along briefly - hampered after 1f - some headway on inner 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 22/1)
8th 10 Saffronandblue (IRE) 5 G Poor Martin Brassil 134 lbs 33/1 4.5 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield before halfway - dropped to rear when bit short of room under 3f out - soon no impression(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
9th 9 Navajo River (IRE) 5 G Poor Luke Comer 134 lbs 150/1 1.75 In rear throughout - hampered after 1f(op 100/1)
10th 8 Lynskey (IRE) 4 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 134 lbs 66/1 9 Midfield - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 80/1)
99th 5 Our Matilda (IRE) 5 M Poor Garry Caldwell 129 lbs 50/1 - Midfield - clipped heels when stumbled and unseated after 1f(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)