Galway (IRE)
14:45
Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap
Galway (IRE) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 Distance: 1m½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €6.50 Place: €1.80 €3.60 €3.60 Exacta: €94.10 Tricast: €788.63 Trifecta: €1142.30
Non-Runners: Comfort Line (reserve), Expound (unsuitable ground), Goal Exceeded (allergy)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Soon led - ridden clear over 1f out - ran on well final furlong - comfortably(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
4 G Poor Gerard Keane 133 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway 3f out - went third under 2f out - ran on and chased clear leader inside final furlong - no match for winner(tchd 11/1)
9 G AVG Thomas Gibney 129 lbs 12/1 3
3rd
Prominent throughout - went second 3f out - no extra and lost second inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right from 2f out)(op 14/1)
6 G AVG Ciaran Murphy 126 lbs 18/1 1.5
4th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 3f out - keeping on when switched left 1f out - ran on and went fourth towards finish(op 14/1)
4 F AVG Stephen Thorne 140 lbs 9/1 0.3
5th
Midfield - headway on inner over 2f out - went fourth but short of room against far rail 1f out - kept on - not reach leaders(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
5 G Poor William Durkan 133 lbs 16/1 1.25
6th
Midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on - never on terms(op 13/2)
4 G AVG J P Murtagh 137 lbs 4/1F .5
7th
Midfield - towards rear 3f out - headway over 1f out - ran on well up the centre final furlong - never on terms(op 12/1)
7 G Poor Thomas Mullins 129 lbs 11/1 3.75
8th
Prominent - lost position under 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)
4 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 134 lbs 17/2 1.75
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9th
Prominent - soon went second - weakened quickly home turn(op 25/1)
4 G AVG
Orla Tynan (10)lbs
M J Tynan 122 lbs 28/1 0.3
10th
Never better than midfield - no extra over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
5 G AVG Gerard O'Leary 132 lbs 7/1 1.25
11th
Midfield on outer - towards rear halfway - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 16/1)
7 G AVG Mark Fahey 135 lbs 18/1 1.5
12th
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3f - weakened 2f out(op 22/1)
7 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 129 lbs 28/1 0.3
13th
Never better than midfield - weakened under 2f out(op 11/1)
4 G Poor Stephen Thorne 132 lbs 12/1 0.3
14th
Towards rear throughout(op 25/1 tchd 50/1)
5 G Poor A J Martin 128 lbs 66/1 1.75
15th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 3f out - weakened 1f out(op 12/1)
7 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 129 lbs 20/1 1.25
16th
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened quickly under 2f out(op 11/1)
3 G Good David Loughnane 131 lbs 12/1 1.75
17th
Dwelt start - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 11/1)
4 G AVG Andrew Kinirons 124 lbs 12/1 .5
18th
Never better than midfield - weakened under 2f out(op 25/1)
6 G AVG
Jamie Orr (10)lbs
William Durkan 118 lbs 28/1 11