Galway (IRE)
14:32
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race)
Galway (IRE) Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.80 Place: €1.10 €1.40 €3.40 Exacta: €6.50 Trifecta: €51.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Release The Beast (IRE) 5 G AVG Paul Nolan 165 lbs EvensF Won Travelled strongly - prominent - pressed leader after 1st - led narrowly going easily from 2 out - not fluent last - nudged along then eased clear run-in - easily(op 5/4)
2nd 7 Mac's Xpress (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 155 lbs 5/1 3.5 In touch with leaders - prominent after 3rd - headway and challenging on outer approaching last - ridden and kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 9/2)
3rd 2 Makaela's Choice (IRE) 7 G Poor Thomas Mullins 164 lbs 16/1 7 Led - steadied and slow jump 2nd - mistake 4 out - headed and prominent from 2 out - weakened from last(op 28/1)
4th 6 Upthereforthinking (IRE) 5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 28/1 6.5 Towards rear - headway and disputing fourth omitted 3 out - no extra before 2 out(op 25/1)
5th 9 Safran Et Bleu (IRE) 4 G AVG P M J Doyle 161 lbs 14/1 7.5 In rear - detached when not fluent 5th - some headway when mistake 2 out - nudged along and kept on run-in - never dangerous
6th 4 Jouster (FR) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 33/1 2.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - brief headway after 2 out - no impression when mistake last(tchd 40/1)
7th 3 Captain Dillon (FR) 5 G Poor S Curling 163 lbs 80/1 70 Took keen hold - soon prominent - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4 out - disputing fourth omitted 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
99th 8 Ollie La Ba Ba (IRE) 6 G AVG Eoin Christopher McCarthy 155 lbs 11/4 - Raced in second - mistake and unseated 1st(op 9/4)
99th 5 The Lucky Lobster (GB) 6 G Poor Declan Queally 160 lbs 16/1 - In rear - not fluent and pushed along briefly 2nd - mistake and unseated 4th(op 10/1)