Galway (IRE)
16:30
Guinness Novice Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €13.20 Place: €2.90 €2.20 €2.30 Exacta: €70.50 Trifecta: €518.70
Non-Runners: Irish Panther (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Donnie Devito (IRE) 5 G AVG Ross O'Sullivan 151 lbs 11/1 Won Led - headed and raced in second after 4th - led again 2 out - faced challenges approaching last - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
2nd 5 Ninth Titan (IRE) 6 H AVG W P Mullins 158 lbs 5/2F .75 Held up in midfield - headway from 2 out - ridden and went second run-in - ran on well(op 7/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 18/5)
3rd 11 Femme Magnifique (IRE) 6 M AVG W P Mullins 151 lbs 17/2 3.25 Took keen hold - prominent - challenging going best after 2 out - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 5/1 tchd 9/1)
4th 3 Going Live (IRE) 5 G Good Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 11/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 2nd - prominent after 2 out - challenging approaching last - no extra run-in(op 9/1)
5th 1 Born Braver (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 11/2 1.75 Midfield - pressed leaders after 3 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
6th 9 Heroes Rise (IRE) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 16/1 4.75 Towards rear - not fluent 6th - stayed on after 2 out(op 12/1)
7th 7 Ollie La Ba Ba (IRE) 6 G AVG Eoin Christopher McCarthy 153 lbs 40/1 .5 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 3rd - led after 4th - jumped left 4 out - headed and weakened gradually 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left and jumped left)(tchd 28/1)
8th 4 Koori Star (IRE) 6 G AVG Peter Fahey 158 lbs 5/1 .75 In rear - some headway from 2 out - never on terms(tchd 13/2)
9th 12 Just For Love (IRE) 5 M Good W P Mullins 144 lbs 11/2 1.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders 2nd - weakened from 2 out - not fluent last(op 6/1)
10th 13 Person Of Interest (IRE) 5 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 143 lbs 33/1 10 Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
11th 6 Now So Jake (IRE) 6 G Good David Harry Kelly 158 lbs 22/1 5.5 In rear - bad mistake 1st - weakened before 2 out (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
12th 8 On The Steel (IRE) 6 G AVG Conor O'Dwyer 153 lbs 125/1 1 Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)