Galway (IRE) Races
Galway (IRE)
16:05
Kirby Group Handicap Hurdle
Galway (IRE)
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €6
Place: €2.10 €1.80 €2.70
Exacta: €33.40
Tricast: €132.69
Trifecta: €448.30
Non-Runners: Clifton Warrior (unsuitable ground), Explosive Boy (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Fortunedefortunata (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 147 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Midfield - headway and pressed leaders going okay before 2 out - keeping on when switched left after 2 out - soon challenging - led when not fluent last - ridden clear run-in(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Blanketontheground (IRE) | 10 M | Poor |
G B Noonan
(7)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 150 lbs | 4/1J | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - joined leaders going okay on near side of group before 2 out - not fluent and pushed along 2 out - ridden and kept on well but held after last - no match for winner(op 9/2) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Takarengo (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Thomas Mullins | 149 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Midfield - niggled along briefly after 2nd - in touch with leaders when ridden on near side of group before 2 out - ran on when raced wide approaching last - went third towards finish(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | The Dasher Conway (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Mrs Gillian Callaghan | 153 lbs | 6/1 | 3.75 | Soon disputed lead - raced in second after 1st - joined leaders when pushed along before 2 out - led 2 out - headed and no extra approaching last - weakening when lost third towards finish(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Cerberus (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Augustine Leahy | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - headway before 2 out - keeping on when pushed along after 2 out - slightly hampered when switched right and ridden after last - no extra towards finish(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Mount Brown (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Noel Meade | 157 lbs | 4/1J | 2.75 | Midfield - pushed along when minor headway before 2 out - keeping on when short of room and hampered after 2 out - mistake and nearly lost jockey last - soon no impression(op 10/3) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Groody Rover (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
John Shinnick
(7)lbs
|
Philip Fenton | 159 lbs | 40/1 | 8 | Held up in rear - jumped slightly right 2nd - pushed along when minor headway before 2 out - kept on but no impression approaching last(op 18/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Grange Walk (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Michael O'Sullivan
(5)lbs
|
John Patrick Ryan | 142 lbs | 9/2 | 5.5 | Prominent - joined leaders before 2 out - pressed leader when ridden but weakened after 2 out - mistake last(op 5/1) | |
| 9th | 11 | Staging Post (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Mark Michael McNiff | 146 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | Always towards rear - dropped to last before 2 out - soon became detached and weakened(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Garrybello (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Thomas Cooper | 162 lbs | 14/1 | 16 | Raced freely - led narrowly or disputed lead early - not fluent 1st - soon led clearly - mistake and pecked on landing 3rd - headed and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) |