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Galway (IRE)
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Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase
Galway (IRE) Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €24.10 Place: €5 €2.40 €2.70 Exacta: €184.20 Tricast: €1241.53 Trifecta: €2140.40
Non-Runners: Bua Boy (reserve), Elle Perfecta (allergy), St Denis's Well (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m5f 3m1f 2m7f 3m
1st
Towards rear - slightly hampered 5 out - headway into midfield 2 out - went fourth home turn - ridden towards near side run-in - led final 110yds - hard ridden towards finish - just held on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding has been disappointing recently but possibly benefitted from being ridden patiently in a strongly run race)(op 33/1)
11 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 148 lbs 20/1 Won
3m
2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m1½f
2nd
Towards rear - good headway 3 out - went third home turn - briefly led run-in - headed final 110yds - hard ridden and went clear with winner towards finish - just held(tchd 7/1)
7 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 150 lbs 13/2F 0.05
2m6½f 2m6f 2m4f 3m5f 3m2f
2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m1½f
3rd
Midfield - hampered by faller 5 out - keeping on when bumped 2 out - ran on well run-in - went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
9 G AVG
Noel Meade 154 lbs 17/2 11
2m6f 2m6½f
4m 3m4f 3m½f 3m2f 2m3½f
4th
Midfield - good headway and prominent before 2nd - briefly disputed lead 7th - slightly hampered and left in lead 5 out - faced challenge home turn - headed and weakened run-in(tchd 18/1)
9 G AVG
Liz Doyle 155 lbs 16/1 4.5
3m 2m6½f 3m5½f 2m7f 4m
3m 2m5f 2m4f 2m5f 2m5½f
5th
Midfield on inner - hampered by faller 5 out - headway on outer after last - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
11 G AVG
Peter & Michael Bowen 155 lbs 9/1 .5
2m5f 2m5½f 2m7½f
2m½f 2m5½f 2m3½f 3m1f 2m3½f
6th
Led - headed but prominent after 3rd - left in second 5 out - challenging home turn - weakened final 110yds(tchd 18/1)
8 M AVG
Paul W Flynn 153 lbs 16/1 1.25
3m1½f 2m5½f 3m 2m6½f
2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
7th
Midfield - headway after last - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 12/1)
9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 14/1 2.5
2m5f 2m3f 3m 2m4½f 3m½f
2m4½f 3m1½f 3m1f 3m1½f 3m1½f
8th
Midfield on outer - towards rear halfway - kept on from last - never near to challenge(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG
J P Broderick 144 lbs 14/1 0.1
3m1½f 3m 3m4f 3m5½f 3m3f
3m 2m4f 3m 3m 2m5½f
9th
Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield 3rd - badly hampered by faller 5 out - weakened from last(tchd 9/1)
10 G AVG
Peter & Michael Bowen 161 lbs 10/1 2.25
3m 3m5½f 3m5½f 2m4f 2m7½f
2m5f 2m 3m1f 2m4f 1m6f
10th
Midfield - towards rear halfway - kept on from last - never dangerous(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
11 G Poor
Paul John Gilligan 151 lbs 12/1 2.75
3m1f
3m 3m 3m1½f 3m 3m
11th
Midfield - bad mistake and lost position 1st - weakened from last(tchd 14/1)
11 G AVG
Christian Williams 153 lbs 12/1 4.5
3m1f 3m1f 3m1½f 3m 3m
2m5f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4f 2m1f
12th
Midfield - good headway and prominent on outer 4 out - weakened quickly after last(tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
9 G Poor
Thomas Gibney 151 lbs 20/1 3.5
2m5f 2m1½f 2m1½f 2m3½f 2m5½f
3m1f 3m 3m 3m2f 3m1f
13th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened from last(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
7 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 148 lbs 12/1 3
3m1½f 3m 3m 3m½f 2m5f
3m1f 3m5f 3m5f 2m7½f 3m1½f
14th
Midfield - prominent 5th - hampered by faller 5 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened from last(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
10 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 18/1 .5
3m 4m½f 3m
2m3½f 2m5f 2m6½f 2m7½f 3m½f
15th
Midfield - mistake 9th - good headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out - eased run-in(op 33/1)
11 G AVG
Liam P Cusack 152 lbs 40/1 25
2m2½f 3m2f 3m1f 3m½f 3m1½f
2m5½f 2m5½f 3m½f 3m½f 2m7½f
16th
Prominent - midfield when hampered by faller 5 out - weakened before 2 out - eased run-in(tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG
Michael J McDonagh 144 lbs 14/1 37
2m½f 3m 2m7f 3m 2m5f
2m5½f 3m1f 1m7½f 3m2f 4m
17th
Prominent - went second before 2nd - led after 3rd - not fluent and headed 7th - hampered by faller 5 out - dropped to rear 3 out - eased run-in(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 8/1 .5
-
3m½f 2m3½f 3m1f 2m4½f 2m4f
99th
Towards rear - brought down 5 out(op 33/1)
7 M Poor
Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 40/1 -
3m1½f
3m1f 3m1f 4m 3m7½f 3m1½f
99th
Pushed along early - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders on outer 5th - disputed lead 7th - led before 8th - 4 lengths ahead when fell 5 out(op 33/1)
11 G Poor
W P Mullins 160 lbs 50/1 -
3m1f 3m2½f 2m5f 3m½f 3m5f
2m4f 2m1½f 2m7½f 3m7½f 2m4½f
99th
In rear throughout - detached when pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 20/1)
8 G Poor
Sean O O'Brien 148 lbs 22/1 -
2m3½f 3m7½f 3m2f 3m1f 2m4½f