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Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 Handicap (Div I)
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5.60 Place: €1.50 €1.40 €1.50 Exacta: €30.40 Tricast: €67.61 Trifecta: €113.70
Non-Runners: Moondharrig (temperature), Samhradh (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Grann's Boy (IRE) 5 G AVG
H Rogers 125 lbs 4/1 Won In touch with leaders - headway on near side of group when ridden 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding lugged right at the furlong pole)(op 9/2)
2nd 15 Special Protector (IRE) 6 M Poor
Timothy Doyle 117 lbs 7/2 .5 Towards rear of midfield - headway on inner from under 3f out - keeping on when switched left over 1f out - not clear run when switched left inside final furlong - ran on inside final 110yds - went second towards finish(op 4/1)
3rd 3 Katonah (IRE) 3 F Poor
Noel Meade 135 lbs 4/1 .5 Held up in rear - steady headway from over 2f out - pressed leaders when not clear run inside final furlong - switched left and kept on inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
4th 1 Chicago Storm (GB) 5 G Poor
Peter Fahey 138 lbs 11/1 .5 In touch with leaders - outpaced when raced wide home turn - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 10/1)
5th 16 War Thunder (GB) 6 G Poor
D J Ryan 124 lbs 28/1 .5 Soon led - ridden when clear over 2f out - reduced lead inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish (jockey said gelding hung right for the final 3f)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
6th 6 Lucky Queen (IRE) 5 M Poor
P A Fahy 121 lbs 16/1 1.5 Soon midfield - headway and prominent over 3f out - disputing second home turn - weakened gradually and bit short of room inside final furlong(tchd 22/1)
7th 17 Zaghraf (GB) 4 G Poor
Leanne Breen 124 lbs 25/1 1.25 Prominent - went second after 2f - disputing second home turn - weakened gradually and bit short of room inside final furlong(tchd 20/1)
8th 11 Brilliant Question (IRE) 8 M Poor
K A Heffernan 121 lbs 125/1 1.75 Slowly into stride - in rear when intimidated by rival soon after start - headway over 2f out - midfield when raced wide home turn - kept on(op 80/1)
9th 14 Liberated Girl (GB) 2 F Poor
Andrew Slattery 124 lbs 25/1 0.2 Midfield - brief headway over 2f out - soon no impression(op 18/1)
10th 10 Navy Beach (IRE) 5 G Poor
A J Martin 128 lbs 12/1 0.3 Never better than midfield(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
11th 13 Gudrun Genberg (IRE) 6 M Poor
Aidan Anthony Howard 124 lbs 33/1 .75 Towards rear - headway into midfield on near side of group 2f out - no extra when switched right 1f out(op 50/1)
12th 2 Dubai Clover (IRE) 4 F Poor
John C McConnell 130 lbs 12/1 1.5 Never better than midfield(op 11/1)
13th 4 Big Challenge (IRE) 10 G Poor
R Donohoe 132 lbs 80/1 0.3 In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield after 4f - weakened 2f out(tchd 100/1)
14th 9 Jazzy Rock (IRE) 6 M Poor
Francis Casey 124 lbs 3/1F 6.5 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield over 4f out - weakening when bit short of room over 2f out(tchd 11/4)
15th 12 Gold Haven (IRE) 7 M Poor
Paul W Flynn 124 lbs 16/1 9.5 Dwelt start - towards rear when switched right soon after start - headway and in touch with leaders on inner under 5f out - weakened gradually from over 3f out - dropped to rear when eased under 2f out(op 18/1)
16th 5 Wantoplantatree (GB) 2 F Poor
E D Delany 132 lbs 150/1 3.75 Midfield - lost position over 4f out - soon weakened - eased final furlong(op 80/1)
17th 7 White Quarry Rose (IRE) 7 M Poor
Kevin Michael Smith 131 lbs 66/1 30 Pressed leader early - lost second but prominent after 2f - weakened over 4f out - dropped to last and detached under 3f out - soon eased - tailed off before straight(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)