Galway (IRE)
17:22
Galway Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €25.60 Place: €4.70 €3.70 €3.80 Exacta: €589.50 Tricast: €4031.20
Non-Runners: Arnacoeur (vet's advice), Lough Nigara (unsuitable ground), Wild As Fire (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent on outer - went second 2 out - pushed along challenging last - ridden to lead run-in - clear final 110yds(op 22/1)
7 M Poor Mrs Julie Cashin 154 lbs 20/1 Won
2nd
Prominent throughout - went third after last - ran on and went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
4 G Poor Philip Fenton 148 lbs 16/1 2.25
3rd
Prominent - soon went second - led before 2 out - faced challenge last - headed run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish
8 G Poor Ms M Flynn 148 lbs 12/1 .5
4th
Midfield - headway approaching last - ran on and went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(op 28/1 tchd 22/1 and 33/1)
4 F Poor Paul Nolan 162 lbs 25/1 5.5
5th
Midfield - good headway and in touch with leaders after 2 out - disputing third when mistake last - no extra run-in(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
6 M Poor Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 8/1 .5
6th
Led - headed before 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 12/1)
13 G AVG Norman Lee 142 lbs 16/1 3
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7th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened from last(op 50/1)
5 G Poor V T O'Brien 157 lbs 40/1 0.1
8th
Midfield - ran on from last - never on terms(op 9/2)
6 M Poor Paul John Gilligan 147 lbs 6/1 0.1
9th
Towards rear - some headway 2 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(tchd 9/2)
5 M Poor Brian M McMahon 161 lbs 5/1 .75
10th
Midfield - prominent after 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - weakened from last(op 8/1)
6 M Poor E McNamara 151 lbs 10/1 4.5
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11th
Never better than midfield(op 8/1)
6 G Poor E Bolger 157 lbs 12/1 8.5
12th
Prominent - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 9/1)
6 G Poor I Madden 164 lbs 10/1 3
13th
Towards rear - some headway from 2 out - kept on - never dangerous(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)
6 M Poor Ian O'Connor 153 lbs 100/1 1.25
14th
In touch with leaders against far rail - mistake and lost position 7th - detached after 3 out - kept on run-in(tchd 40/1)
10 G Poor Fintan Feeney 137 lbs 33/1 .5
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15th
Never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out(tchd 12/1)
9 G Poor D E Fitzgerald 152 lbs 14/1 .5
16th
Towards rear throughout(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
5 G Poor Miss Ellmarie Holden 158 lbs 12/1 3.25
17th
Towards rear throughout - tailed off(op 100/1)
5 G Poor Riceal Dunne 154 lbs 66/1 48
99th
Towards rear throughout - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare was lame on pulling up; vet reported mare to be lame on her left hind post race)(op 13/2)
7 M Poor James M Barcoe 145 lbs 9/2F -
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