Galway (IRE)
16:50
COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €1.50 €1.20 €3.80 Exacta: €30.80 Trifecta: €270.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Gale Mahler (IRE) 6 M Good Adrian Paul Keatley 156 lbs 9/2 Won In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 4th - headway before 2 out - pushed along to lead approaching last - went clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
2nd 1 Le Coq Hardi (IRE) 6 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 163 lbs 13/2 10 Midfield - towards rear 4 out - headway before 2 out - went modest second when no chance with winner run-in(op 8/1)
3rd 5 Napper Tandy (GB) 6 G Poor Matthew J Smith 160 lbs 25/1 4.75 Led - headed approaching last - mistake last - soon lost second and weakened(tchd 20/1)
4th 3 Gaucher (GB) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 160 lbs 6/4F 3.75 Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - prominent - not fluent 1st - awkward jump 2nd - went second before 4th - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 11/8)
5th 2 Al Gasparo (FR) 5 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 3/1 3.25 Prominent - took keen hold to 2nd - weakened before 2 out(op 7/2)
6th 8 Evening's Empire (IRE) 5 M Poor Eddie & Patrick Harty 147 lbs 33/1 6.5 In rear throughout - jumped left on occasions - detached 5 out (jockey said filly hung left and jumped left)(op 80/1)
7th 7 Instant Tendance (FR) 6 M AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 12/1 1 Towards rear throughout - brief headway 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/1)
8th 4 Jungle Cove (IRE) 8 G AVG Mrs John Harrington 160 lbs 20/1 36 Midfield - jumped left 3rd - in touch with leaders 4th - weakened when not fluent 2 out(tchd 22/1)