IREGalway (IRE) Races

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Galway (IRE)
19:50
GRA Chocolates Handicap
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 Distance: 1m4½f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €6.70 Place: €2 €1.40 €2.40 Exacta: €20.90 Tricast: €72.21 Trifecta: €152.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Kilmeaden (IRE) 3 C AVG
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 127 lbs 11/2 Won Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly 2f out - soon faced challenges and ran on well - gamely(op 15/2)
2nd 2 Starford (IRE) 3 G Good
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 137 lbs 2/1F 0.3 Took keen hold - prominent - dropped to midfield after 3f - headway from 2f out - challenging from over 1f out - just held(op 9/2 tchd 2/1)
3rd 8 Bear Creek (GB) 3 C AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 121 lbs 6/1 3.25 Midfield - prominent after 3f - challenging 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 4/1)
4th 10 Eagles Dream (IRE) 3 F Poor
John Joseph Murphy 119 lbs 12/1 .5 In touch with leaders - no extra from over 1f out(tchd 11/1)
5th 3 Bibe Mus (FR) 3 G AVG
Ross O'Sullivan 134 lbs 22/1 0.2 Bumped start - in rear - headway from over 2f out - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 5 Fortuna Vera (IRE) 2 F AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 127 lbs 10/1 9 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 3f - not clear run and lost position over 2f out - no extra when in the clear over 1f out (jockey said filly got no run in straight)(op 11/2)
7th 6 Dun An Oir (IRE) 3 C Poor
Mrs John Harrington 126 lbs 12/1 2.5 In rear - headway into midfield under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1)
8th 7 Desmond Castle (IRE) 2 C Poor
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 122 lbs 12/1 1 Bumped rival start - soon midfield - not clear run and lost position over 2f out - no extra when in the clear from over 1f out (jockey said gelding went right from stalls)(op 7/1)
9th 9 Miss Nifty (IRE) 2 F AVG
Ms Sheila Lavery 121 lbs 16/1 9.5 Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders over 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said filly was keen throughout)(op 14/1)
10th 11 Boyne Valley (IRE) 3 F Poor
Michael Mulvany 116 lbs 40/1 .75 Took keen hold - midfield - towards rear 5f out - weakened from 3f out(op 33/1)
11th 1 Propose (IRE) 2 C AVG
A P O'Brien 140 lbs 11/2 4.5 Led but pestered - headed and weakened quickly from 2f out(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)