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Galway (IRE)
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Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €9.50 Place: €1.10 €1.02 €9.20 Exacta: €11.90 Trifecta: €107.10
Non-Runners: Blaze The Way (temperature), John The Spark (ran yesterday)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m4f 1m4f 1m5f 1m6½f 2m½f
1st
Pressed leader - clear with one other when not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - led towards far side when ridden and kept on well after last - pushed out
6 G AVG
Gerard O'Leary 166 lbs 4/1 Won
2m 1m4f 2m 2m 2m
2m 2m½f 2m 2m
2nd
Jumped left on occasions - led - pushed along briefly soon after start - steadied 5th - clear with one other when hung left and reminders after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - headed up the centre after last - no extra towards finish
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 167 lbs 1/9F -
3m½f 2m 2m4f 2m 2m4½f
2m5½f
3rd
Prominent - not fluent 1st - tenderly handled and lost touch before 3 out (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions where to jump off handy and to keep the bit high in his mounts mouth; he added that his mount has an awkward head carriage and when first two horses quickened away from him his mount just kept on and he felt he had achieved best placing; trainer confirmed instructions given and added that his charge is slow and wants further; furthermore - he stated that he was satisfied with ride)(op 80/1)
6 G Poor
Ray Hackett 163 lbs 66/1 -
2m2f 3m 1m7½f 2m6f
2m5f 2m4f
4th
In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 80/1)
6 G Poor
Peter Fahey 166 lbs 66/1 -
2m½f 2m2½f 3m1f
2m2f
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out - weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise coming up the straight)
7 G Poor
Barry T Murphy 159 lbs 100/1 -
2m½f 2m5f 2m2f 2m2f 2m7½f
1m7½f 3m½f 2m2f
6th
Never better than midfield - not fluent 2nd - towards rear when mistake and pecked on landing 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at third last)(op 25/1)
7 G Poor
Paul John Gilligan 159 lbs 20/1 -
3m1½f 2m2½f 2m3f 2m5f 2m4f
-
7th
Towards rear - badly hampered by faller and lost ground 1st - some headway before 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1)
5 G Poor
V T O'Brien 161 lbs 40/1 -
2m½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m4f
-
8th
Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency - hampered by faller 1st
6 M Poor
Tom Dreaper 152 lbs 66/1 -
2m½f 2m 2m 2m4f 3m
-
F
Towards rear - fell 1st (vet reported mare was found to have blood at both nostrils post race possibly as a result of a fall)
6 M Poor
Leonard Paul Flynn 159 lbs 66/1 -
2m