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Galway (IRE)
15:30
Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase
Galway (IRE) Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m2f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €30 Place: €7.10 €1.80 €2.80 Exacta: €304.50 Tricast: €1997.04
Non-Runners: Dollar Value (coughing), Mr Saxobeat (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m1f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m
1st
Towards rear - pushed along and headway on inner 2 out - ridden and led narrowly home turn - faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had pulled up the last day after jumping poorly in what was his first run back after a fall; he felt that he may have lost his confidence a bit so he gave him a break and freshened him up)(op 25/1)
10 G AVG
J P Dempsey 135 lbs 33/1 Won
2m1f 2m1f 2m1½f 2m4½f 2m2f
2m½f 1m5f 1m3½f 1m4f 2m½f
2nd
Towards rear of midfield - headway on inner and in touch with leaders after 3 out - went second home turn - challenging and went clear with winner inside final furlong - kept on well(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
6 G Poor
Michael Mulvany 145 lbs 11/2 .5
1m7f 2m1f 2m2f 2m1f 2m
2m1f 2m½f 2m1f 1m7f 2m1f
3rd
Midfield - headway from last - ran on towards far side run-in - went third towards finish - no match for first two(tchd 11/1)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 135 lbs 10/1 15
2m2½f 2m3f 2m½f 2m1f 2m
2m½f 2m 2m1f 2m1f 1m6f
4th
Prominent - led after 4th - mistake and headed 4 out - weakened from last(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
10 G AVG
W P Mullins 162 lbs 11/2 4
2m1f 2m1f 2m½f 1m6f 1m6f
2m3f 2m½f 2m½f 2m1f 2m4f
5th
Midfield - mistake 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - went fourth last - no extra and lost fourth towards finish(tchd 15/2)
9 M Poor
Jonathan Sweeney 142 lbs 17/2 0.2
2m1f 2m 2m1f 2m1½f
2m1½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m
6th
In touch with leaders on inner - prominent 3 out - led last - headed after last - weakened run-in(op 9/1)
10 G AVG
Ross O'Sullivan 146 lbs 10/1 .75
2m1f 2m1f 2m½f 2m1f
2m5f 3m 2m4f 2m5½f 2m3½f
7th
Led - headed after 4th - prominent until weakened from last(tchd 40/1)
11 G Poor
Shane Nolan 135 lbs 33/1 8
2m5½f
2m 2m2f 2m1f 2m 1m7½f
8th
Prominent - led narrowly after 4 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - headed last - soon weakened(op 33/1)
11 G Poor
Ross O'Sullivan 140 lbs 50/1 13
2m1½f 2m1f
2m5f 2m5½f 3m 3m 2m4f
9th
Kicked before start - midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway 5th - not fluent 2 out - weakened from last - eased run-in (vet said gelding had a haematoma on his right fore elbow and to have abrasions to his right fore cannon)(op 9/4)
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 152 lbs 5/2F 29
2m7f 2m4½f 2m 2m7½f 3m
2m3f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m5f
10th
Prominent - lost position before 2 out - soon no extra - eased home turn(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
10 G AVG
John C McConnell 150 lbs 12/1 18
2m4f 1m7½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m 3m 2m½f 2m1f 2m4½f
11th
Prominent - dropped to midfield after 4th - dropped to rear and reminders after 6th - detached after 3 out - eased home turn(op 9/1)
10 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 150 lbs 14/1 0.1
2m5f 2m4½f 3m½f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m 2m2f 2m7f 2m 2m1f
12th
Slowly away - in rear - brief headway 4 out - weakened quickly from last - eased home turn - tailed off - fatally injured(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
9 G Good
Norman Lee 159 lbs 15/2 39
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