Galway (IRE)
16:30
Galway Handicap
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €2.90 Place: €1.10 €2.10 €2.30 Exacta: €19.30 Tricast: €77.04 Trifecta: €96.90
Non-Runners: El Tren (coughing), Pearl Of The West (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Pita Pinta (IRE) 4 F AVG J A Stack 132 lbs 9/4F Won Chased leaders - bumped after 1f - soon dropped to midfield - pushed along 3f out - soon chased leaders - ridden and kept on strongly from 2f out - led then went clear inside final furlong - comfortably (jockey said that his mount got struck into early on in this race)(tchd 85/40)
2nd 14 Lord Erskine (IRE) 11 G AVG H Rogers 117 lbs 5/1 5 Held up in midfield - pushed along and headway from 3f out - soon ridden and kept on well - stayed on and went modest second final strides - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 2 Anner Castle (IRE) 3 C AVG Mrs John Harrington 135 lbs 15/2 .5 Pushed along early - soon midfield - bumped rival after 1f - chased leaders over 3f out - pushed along then disputed lead over 2f out - soon ridden and kept on - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 12 Sequoiaspirit (IRE) 8 G AVG Ray Hackett 122 lbs 9/1 4.25 Chased leaders - disputed lead under 3f out - soon ridden and kept on strongly - headed and weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 9 Golden Spear (GB) 11 G Poor A J Martin 121 lbs 25/1 4.5 Towards rear - nudged along over 3f out - ridden and some headway from over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 18/1 tchd 40/1)
6th 15 Final Endeavour (IRE) 8 G Poor H Rogers 113 lbs 22/1 3.75 Soon disputed lead - led clearly after 1f - headed over 3f out - soon pushed along - ridden and no extra but kept on from over 2f out(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 1 Flying Scotsman (IRE) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 140 lbs 16/1 2 Towards rear - bumped then hampered by faller after 1f - pushed along over 3f out - ridden but no impression from over 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)
8th 11 La Hacienda (GB) 7 M AVG Matthew J Smith 126 lbs 12/1 4.75 Towards rear - pushed along over 3f out - ridden but no impression from over 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
9th 3 Son Of Hypnos (IRE) 7 G Poor Kevin Michael Smith 128 lbs 14/1 0.3 Disputed lead - headed and chased leader after 1f - led again over 3f out - headed then ridden under 3f out - soon weakened gradually(op 16/1)
10th 6 Igraine (IRE) N/A AVG Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 131 lbs 28/1 0.3 Chased leaders - disputing second after 3f - pushed along 3f out - soon lost position and ridden - weakened from 2f out(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
11th 4 Prospectus (GB) N/A Poor
James Ryan (10)lbs
Thomas Coyle 124 lbs 150/1 11 Always towards rear - slightly hampered after 1f - ridden but weakened from over 3f out(op 50/1)
12th 7 Persian Queen (IRE) 6 M AVG Miss Kate McGivern 131 lbs 40/1 14 Close up - chased leaders after 1f - pushed along but no response from over 3f out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
99th 8 Dublin Journal (IRE) N/A AVG J S Bolger 130 lbs 4/1 - Pushed along briefly early - towards rear when bumped and slipped up after 1f