Galway (IRE)
13:51
Marlin Hotel Dublin Supporting The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Chase
Galway (IRE) Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5.40 Place: €2.10 €3.10 Exacta: €37.90 Trifecta: €141.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Natural Look (IRE) 9 M AVG Declan Queally 157 lbs 5/1 Won In touch with leaders - disputing third before 5 out - challenging when switched left home turn - soon ridden - led and stayed on final 110yds - won going away(tchd 13/2)
2nd 7 Old Soul (FR) 7 G Poor Liz Doyle 156 lbs 6/1 3.5 Raced in second - disputed lead before 3rd - briefly led 7th - led clearly from 3 out - faced challenge when ridden home turn - headed and no extra final 110yds(op 13/2)
3rd 1 Brampton Belle (GB) 7 M Poor Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 13/2 2.5 Held up in last - headway before 5 out - towards rear when ridden after last - ran on final 110yds - went third towards finish - never near to challenge(op 9/2)
4th 2 Falco Blitz (IRE) 10 G AVG E McNamara 164 lbs 18/1 1.25 Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - briefly headed 7th - headed when not fluent and jumped slightly left 3 out - not fluent when pecked on landing 2 out - not fluent last - weakened final 110yds - lost third towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
5th 6 Emancipator (IRE) 9 G AVG Terence O'Brien 149 lbs 6/4F 1.25 Prominent - mistake and lost ground when jockey lost iron briefly 2nd - mistake 6th - disputing third before 5 out - no extra after last(op 7/4)
6th 4 Routine Excellence (IRE) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 162 lbs 11/2 18 In touch with leaders - raced wide 2 out - mistake and weakened last(op 4/1)
99th 3 The Dabbler (IRE) 11 G Poor Liam P Cusack 164 lbs 10/1 - In touch with leaders - prominent 2nd - lost position when raced wide after 8th - pushed along briefly before 9th - soon dropped to rear - detached before 5 out - reminders before 4 out - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up last(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)