Galway (IRE)
17:05
Galway Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €16 Place: €3.40 €1.80 €2.50 Exacta: €91.50 Tricast: €434.91 Trifecta: €262.90
Non-Runners: Celtic Crossing (reserve), Glenmorefiftyfour (allergy), Mother Ship (reserve), The Nagger Reidy (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made all - faced challenge when ridden and hung left after last - kept on well - just did enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that he has worked the gelding on the beach on numerous occasions since his last run in an attempt to freshen him up and he felt this may have helped to bring about the improvement)(op 17/2)
13 G AVG Norman Lee 148 lbs 12/1 Won
2nd
Soon midfield - headway 2 out - ridden and ran on towards far side last - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
8 G Poor Brian M McMahon 160 lbs 4/1F .5
3rd
Towards rear - headway when switched right before 2 out - ridden and ran on when switched left after 2 out - pressed winner but no extra towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
7 G Poor Thomas Coyle 151 lbs 8/1 .75
4th
Pressed winner - switched right approaching last - soon ridden and challenging towards far side - weakened and lost two places towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
6 M Poor Ciaran Murphy 157 lbs 9/1 4
5th
Prominent - weakened from last(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
7 M Poor W J Lanigan 153 lbs 25/1 7.5
6th
In touch with leaders - mistake 5th - prominent when not fluent 2 out - weakened from last(op 25/1)
11 G Poor Michael J McDonagh 148 lbs 28/1 2.5
7th
In touch with leaders - prominent after 4 out - weakened from last(tchd 80/1)
7 G Poor I Madden 165 lbs 66/1 1.75
8th
Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - kept on after last(op 28/1)
8 G Poor Miss J M Lee 153 lbs 33/1 4.5
9th
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
8 G Poor E McNamara 153 lbs 12/1 .75
10th
In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
7 M Poor W J Burke 165 lbs 12/1 13
11th
Midfield - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders 6th - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
4 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 160 lbs 18/1 6
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12th
Slowly away - recovered in rear after 1st - not fluent 3 out - soon some headway - no extra after 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
11 G AVG David Harry Kelly 160 lbs 17/2 8
13th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear early - brief headway when pushed along briefly after 3rd - reminders after 4 out - weakening when slightly hampered before 2 out
6 G Poor Eugene M O'Sullivan 155 lbs 40/1 1.25
14th
Lost many lengths start - raced in last and detached - mistake 4th - recovered in rear before halfway - towards rear when pushed along after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
10 M Poor Patrick T Foley 161 lbs 14/1 6.5
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15th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - pushed along briefly after 2nd - reminder after 4th - weakened after 3 out(op 15/2)
9 G Poor D E Fitzgerald 161 lbs 11/1 15
99th
Towards rear - pushed along after 8th - reminders and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out
7 G Poor Patrick G Kelly 148 lbs 25/1 -
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99th
Towards rear - detached when reminders and weakened after 4 out - steadied 3 out - soon tailed off - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
7 M Poor Barry T Murphy 153 lbs 66/1 -
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99th
Midfield - weakened after 3 out - dropped to rear when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding lost his action and found the ground too quick)(op 12/1)
6 G Poor E Sheehy 153 lbs 8/1 -
99th
Prominent - not fluent and weakened 3 out - dropped to midfield when eased and pulled up before 2 out(tchd 12/1)
6 M Poor Garrett James Power 161 lbs 11/1 -