Galway (IRE)
17:10
Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap
Galway (IRE) Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 Distance: 1m½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €6.40 Place: €2.10 €3.40 €1.70 Exacta: €73.70 Tricast: €239.26 Trifecta: €430.40
Non-Runners: Eighty Eight (unsuitable ground), Princess Azure (unsuitable ground), Ten Coins (stiff), The Pargey Bee (unsuitable ground), Three Laws (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Joe Masseria (IRE) 6 G Poor Noel Meade 139 lbs 9/2 Won Held up in rear - good headway on outer and joined leaders over 2f out - led going best from 2f out - ridden home turn - soon clear - reduced lead when idled towards finish - always doing enough(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
2nd 7 Mr Trinket (IRE) 6 G Poor Mark Fahey 134 lbs 12/1 .5 Took keen hold - soon midfield on outer - pushed along when headway from over 2f out - keeping on when ridden under 2f out - went second and ran on inside final furlong - always held(tchd 18/1)
3rd 4 Lady Arwen (GB) 5 M Poor James M Barrett 134 lbs 4/1J 7 Sweating - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent on outer 3f out - joined leaders when pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - lost second when weakened towards far side inside final furlong(tchd 7/2)
4th 9 Arch Enemy (IRE) 6 M Poor Patrick Magee 125 lbs 18/1 2 Midfield on inner - outpaced when pushed along and lost position over 2f out - keeping on when switched left and ridden home turn - went modest fourth inside final furlong(op 11/1)
5th 8 Believe In Science (IRE) 5 G Poor J S Bolger 133 lbs 10/1 2.75 Slowly into stride - pushed along briefly - soon recovered towards rear - pushed along from over 2f out - headway when ridden from under 2f out - kept on final 110yds(op 14/1)
6th 17 Sovereignty (IRE) 3 G Poor Patrick J McKenna 119 lbs 18/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - headway to lead after 1f - pushed along when headed over 2f out - lost position when ridden and weakened under 2f out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
7th 3 Elmos Fire (IRE) 3 G AVG Andrew Kinirons 137 lbs 4/1J 4.75 Led narrowly or disputed lead early - headed but prominent after 1f - lost position when repeatedly short of room from over 2f out - dropped to midfield when in the clear and pushed along under 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - kept on(op 7/2)
8th 16 Pessoa (GB) 6 G AVG John Joseph Murphy 119 lbs 11/1 8 Prominent - pressed leaders halfway - lost position when bit short of room and pushed along over 2f out - soon dropped to midfield and weakened(op 9/1)
9th 6 Girl Crush (IRE) 3 F AVG Joseph Anthony Murray 134 lbs 10/1 1 Pushed along briefly - disputed lead early - held up in behind leaders after 1f - dropped to midfield when pushed along and bit short of room under 3f out - lost position when ridden and no impression 2f out(op 12/1 tchd 9/1 and 14/1)
10th 14 Nawraq (IRE) 5 G Poor Kevin Michael Smith 117 lbs 33/1 1.25 Prominent early - lost position when pushed along and dropped to rear before halfway - reminders and no impression after halfway(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
11th 12 Brown Eagle (IRE) 3 G Poor M C Grassick 127 lbs 9/1 .75 Towards rear early - headway into midfield after 1f - in touch with leaders on inner before halfway - pressed leaders when bit short of room over 2f out - outpaced when ridden and weakened from over 1f out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
12th 5 Way To Win (IRE) N/A Poor John Joseph Hanlon 135 lbs 16/1 2 Always towards rear - took keen hold - pushed along on outer over 2f out - no impression when raced wide home turn - hung right 1f out - soon eased(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)