Galway (IRE)
17:10
Galwaybayhotel.com & TheGalmont.com Novice Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €2.40 Place: €1.30 €1.30 €9.60 Exacta: €7.10 Trifecta: €173.60
Non-Runners: Good Lad (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Mystical Power (IRE) 6 G Elite W P Mullins 154 lbs 6/4F Won Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent and took keen hold early - dropped to midfield before 2nd - mistake 3 out - headway when bit short of room before 2 out - went second going easily from 2 out - led approaching last - ran on - easily(tchd 15/8)
2nd 4 Samui (GB) 5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 3/1 7 Prominent - went second before 2 out - bad mistake and lost second 2 out - kept on well and went second again but no chance with winner towards finish
3rd 12 Mercury Mission (GB) 5 G AVG Michael John O'Connor 154 lbs 66/1 4.75 Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2nd - bit short of room on inner after 2 out - mistake last - kept on towards finish - went third final stride - no match for first two(op 80/1)
4th 1 Dark Note (GB) 6 G Poor Andrew Slattery 156 lbs 12/1 0.1 Led - headed and ridden when bad mistake last - weakening when lost second run-in - lost third final stride(op 20/1)
5th 3 Jay Jay Zee (IRE) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 50/1 7 Midfield - some headway after 2 out - kept on(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)
6th 9 Hypotenus (GB) 5 G Poor John C McConnell 151 lbs 2/1 .5 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - carried left before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 7/4)
7th 5 Your Honor (IRE) 6 G AVG J A Nash 161 lbs 14/1 1.5 Soon raced in second - lost second and weakened before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
8th 2 Gordons Aura (IRE) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 20/1 5 Never better than midfield - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
9th 6 Blue Reed (FR) 6 G Poor W J Burke 154 lbs 200/1 27 In rear - mistake 1st - not fluent when jumped slightly left 5th - some headway but no impression before 2 out(tchd 150/1)
10th 7 Cosmic Blizzard (IRE) 6 G Poor S Curling 154 lbs 200/1 1.75 Towards rear throughout - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 250/1)
11th 10 Keeptellinemnuttin (IRE) 4 G Poor Michael Mulvany 154 lbs 250/1 22 Soon towards rear of midfield - jumped slightly left 4 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 200/1)
12th 11 Marksetgo (IRE) 4 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 149 lbs 200/1 51 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout - weakened and detached before 3 out - tailed off(op 150/1)