Galway (IRE) Races
Galway (IRE)
16:13
W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle
Galway (IRE)
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024
Distance: 2m6f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding To Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €4
Place: €1.60 €3.50 €2.10
Exacta: €55.10
Tricast: €336.21
Trifecta: €329.30
Non-Runners: Watch The Weather (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Four Clean Aces (IRE) | 6 M | Good | W P Mullins | 150 lbs | 3/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent before 2 out - joined leader going okay after 2 out - led approaching last - ridden and faced challenge run-in - kept on well(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Zeeband (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Jack G Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
Paul John Gilligan | 159 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Pressed leader and briefly disputed lead - led but faced challenges before 2 out - joined after 2 out - headed when not fluent last - rallied and pressed winner run-in - just held(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | |
| 3rd | 5 | Iceberg Theory (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 152 lbs | 13/2 | 6 | In touch with leaders - outpaced when pushed along before 2 out - ran on after 2 out - went third but no extra after last - no match for first two(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Hgranca De Thaix (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Barry Connell | 152 lbs | 2/1F | 4.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent before 8th - mistake 3 out - challenging before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/4 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Shoot First (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | C Byrnes | 166 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Raced in last and detached - niggled along briefly after 4 out - headway when nudged along before 2 out - keeping on when tenderly handled run-in - nearest finish (inquiry into running and riding ; jockey said his instructions were to jump off towards the rear and get his mount into a good rhythm and come home as best he can; he further added that his mount has been off a long time and had a bit of a blow turning in before running on; trainer confirmed instructions given and further added that his charge has been off a long time and he was satisfied with the ride; vet said gelding was coughing post race)(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Krabat (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(5)lbs
|
Michael J McDonagh | 140 lbs | 14/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - prominent on inner when pushed along approaching last - ridden and weakened run-in(op 11/1) | |
| 7th | 10 | Enjoy d'Allen (FR) | 10 G | Poor |
Conor Stone-Walsh
(5)lbs
|
Ciaran Murphy | 137 lbs | 18/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - brief headway before last - no extra run-in(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 8th | 11 | Early Arrival (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Kieran Callaghan
(5)lbs
|
James M Barcoe | 135 lbs | 22/1 | 3 | Prominent - not fluent 9th - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Coole Cherry (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | W P Mullins | 145 lbs | 6/1 | 44 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 9th - headed and weakened before 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Desert Cave (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Declan Queally | 146 lbs | 10/1 | 23 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - brief headway after 3 out - reminders and weakened before 2 out(op 18/1) |