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Galway (IRE)
16:30
Guinness Novice Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7.10 Place: €1.80 €1.80 €1.90 Exacta: €38.10 Trifecta: €433.10
Non-Runners: Black Samurai (unsuitable ground), Gortmillish (unsuitable ground), Ochocinco (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m½f 2m4f
1st
Disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - headed and raced in second 3rd - led again going easily before 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and wandered around when faced challenge towards finish - always doing enough(op 13/2)
7 G AVG
Peter Fahey 158 lbs 11/2 Won
2m5f 2m5f 2m 2m4f 2m1½f
2m3f 2m2½f 3m 3m 3m½f
2nd
Disputed lead early - raced in second after 1st - pressed leaders before 3rd - not fluent 5th - went second again 2 out - ridden and challenging when slightly hampered towards finish (jockey said gelding received interference three times from the last to the line)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
8 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 9/2 1
2m4f 3m 3m 2m6½f 2m5f
2m2½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3f 2m½f
3rd
In rear early - in touch with leaders after 5th - went third after 2 out - keeping on until mistake last - no extra run-in(op 15/2)
7 M AVG
W P Mullins 154 lbs 7/1 6
2m4f 2m 2m4f 2m2f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m½f 2m3f 2m
4th
Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 3 out - headway before 2 out - went fourth after 2 out - no extra when mistake last(op 9/2)
8 G AVG
W P Mullins 158 lbs 4/1 8
2m 2m 2m1f 2m4f 2m1f
2m 2m½f
5th
In touch with leaders early - not fluent 1st - towards rear when mistake 7th - some headway when switched left before 2 out - kept on(op 18/1)
7 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 158 lbs 25/1 4.5
2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m7½f 2m6½f
2m3f 2m3f 2m4f 2m 2m4f
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - pressed leaders - led 3rd - headed before 2 out - lost second when mistake and weakened 2 out(op 10/1)
8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 13/2 4.25
3m 2m1f 2m3½f 3m1½f 3m1f
2m3f
7th
In rear throughout(op 20/1)
6 G Good
Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 33/1 1
2m4½f
2m1f 2m½f 2m½f 2m1f
99th
In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - brief headway and prominent on outer after 3 out - weakened and dropped to rear before 2 out - tired jump 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was blowing hard)(op 2/1 tchd 11/5)
7 G Good
John C McConnell 155 lbs 85/40F -
2m4f 2m 2m 2m1f 2m4f