Galway (IRE)
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Galway (IRE) Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €10.60 Place: €2 €1.60 €3.50 Exacta: €48.10 Tricast: €331.64 Trifecta: €986.30
Non-Runners: Curious Bride (reserve), Grappa Nonino (allergy), Hallowed Star (midfield), Jabbar (coughing), Plains Indian (reserve), Rain (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Busselton (FR) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 142 lbs 8/1 Won In touch with leaders - bit short of room but pushed along and went fourth 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led but faced challenge inside final furlong - ran on well towards finish(op 7/1)
2nd 3 Jacovec Cavern (GB) 6 G Poor Emmet Mullins 139 lbs 11/4F .75 Towards rear - headway into midfield 2f out - went second and challenging inside final furlong - edged left inside final 110yds - kept on well and went clear with winner towards finish(op 7/1)
3rd 8 Zoffanien (IRE) 8 G Poor Terence O'Brien 141 lbs 14/1 2.75 Midfield - headway towards far side but still plenty to do 1f out - ran on well and went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 12/1)
4th 11 En Or (FR) 7 G AVG Mrs C O'Leary 139 lbs 40/1 0.3 Midfield - headway home turn - ran on and went third inside final furlong - lost third towards finish(op 28/1)
5th 20 The Mediator (IRE) 8 G Poor Gordon Elliott 134 lbs 20/1 .75 Disputed lead - raced in second after 3f - lost second halfway - outpaced and lost position under 3f out - short of room home turn - rallied inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 16/1)
6th 10 Barnacullia (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Mulvany 134 lbs 25/1 .75 Midfield - some headway on outer home turn - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 16/1)
7th 19 Narlita (GER) 6 M Poor H Rogers 134 lbs 12/1 .5 Midfield - smooth headway on outer 3f out - went third 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 16/1)
8th 13 Barrier (FR) 4 F AVG Gordon Elliott 131 lbs 14/1 3 Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway into midfield halfway - in touch with leaders on inner 6f out - disputed lead under 3f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 9/1 tchd 16/1)
9th 7 Nostra Casa (IRE) 9 G AVG Paul W Flynn 136 lbs 25/1 .75 Towards rear - headway home turn - ran on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 16/1)
10th 5 Charming Star (IRE) 4 G AVG T G McCourt 136 lbs 66/1 2 Prominent - in touch with leaders after 4f - weakened from under 3f out(op 28/1)
11th 2 How About No (FR) 5 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 142 lbs 4/1 .75 Prominent - weakened quickly 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
12th 9 Riyami (IRE) 5 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 140 lbs 33/1 0.3 Towards rear - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
13th 6 Golden Temple (IRE) 4 G Poor Noel Meade 138 lbs 9/1 1 Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4f - went second and pressed leader halfway - soon led narrowly - faced challenge under 3f out - headed home turn - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
14th 17 Stormbreaker (GB) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 137 lbs 13/2 2 Midfield - weakened under 2f out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
15th 16 Mr Adjudicator (GB) N/A Poor W P Mullins 137 lbs 14/1 1 Towards rear throughout(op 12/1)
16th 12 Immelmann (GER) 7 G Poor W P Mullins 139 lbs 25/1 1.75 Midfield - no impression when slightly hampered home turn - soon no extra(op 18/1)
17th 4 Thermoscope (IRE) 6 G AVG John Joseph Hanlon 135 lbs 100/1 28 Disputed lead - led clearly after 3f - faced challenge halfway - soon headed - dropped to rear 2f out - eased from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left at stable yard on first circuit)(op 66/1)