Galway (IRE) Races
Galway (IRE)
15:42
SANSERV Rated Novice Chase
Galway (IRE)
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m2f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.30
Place: €1.60 €3.20 €1.50
Exacta: €39.60
Trifecta: €262.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | The Big Chap (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Paul W Flynn | 163 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Made virtually all - faced challenge after last - briefly disputed lead when ridden run-in - kept on well towards finish - just did enough - all out(op 10/3 tchd 18/5) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Hartur d'Arc (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
E Walsh
(3)lbs
|
Thomas Gibney | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Raced in second early - pressed leaders halfway - challenging on inner after last - ridden when briefly disputed lead run-in - kept on well and edged left towards finish - just held(op 14/1) | |
| 3rd | 3 | Clifton Warrior (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Mike O'Connor
(3)lbs
|
Henry De Bromhead | 156 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - pressed leader halfway - ridden and challenging after last - kept on well towards finish(op 4/1) | |
| 4th | 8 | Spillane's Tower (IRE) | 7 G | Good | James Joseph Mangan | 159 lbs | 7/4F | 6.5 | In touch with leaders early - lost position and dropped to midfield after 5th - towards rear before 5 out - headway when switched right before last - went fourth but no extra run-in(op 15/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 9/4) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Hands Of Gold (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | A L T Moore | 159 lbs | 7/1 | 9 | In rear - mistake and niggled along briefly 4 out - soon headway - in touch with leaders but no extra after last(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Steppenwolf (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Patrick M O'Brien
(7)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 4 | Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 5 out - dropped to rear after 3 out - not fluent last - soon headway when nudged along - kept on(op 40/1 tchd 50/1) | |
| 7th | 7 | Snake Oil (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Barry Connell | 159 lbs | 15/2 | 8.5 | Midfield early - lost position after 5th - headway and prominent after 3 out - weakened gradually after last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly after the last)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Pour Pavore (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 159 lbs | 22/1 | 4.25 | Midfield early - prominent on near side of group before 6th - not fluent when pecked on landing 2 out - weakening when bad mistake last(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Battle It Out (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Charlie O'Dwyer
(5)lbs
|
Conor O'Dwyer | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 4.25 | In rear throughout - edged right and no impression approaching last(tchd 12/1) |