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Galway (IRE)
14:30
BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle ()
Galway (IRE) Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €18.30 Place: €4.60 €2.60 €3.20 Exacta: €259.20 Tricast: €1629.72 Trifecta: €1232.20
Non-Runners: Born Braver (injury), Gabbys Cross (reserve), Golden Temple (unsuitable ground), Streets Of Doyen (reserve), West Away (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m5f 2m4½f 2m 2m3½f
1st
Midfield - pushed along after 3 out - headway before 2 out - still plenty to do approaching last - ridden and ran on well up the centre run-in - led towards finish(op 16/1)
6 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 14/1 Won
2m5½f 3m 3m½f 3m 3m½f
2m1f 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m1f
2nd
Midfield - smooth headway and went third 2 out - led narrowly towards far side last - kept on well run-in - headed towards finish(op 11/1)
8 G Poor
Emmet Mullins 153 lbs 10/1 .5
2m½f 2m4f 2m 1m4f 1m2½f
1m5f 2m 2m4½f 2m 2m1f
3rd
Midfield - keeping on when bad mistake 3 out - headway and went fourth 2 out - disputing second last - lost second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
6 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 153 lbs 11/1 1.5
1m5f 2m1f 2m 2m4f 2m5f
2m5f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m2½f 3m
4th
Prominent throughout - ran on well towards near side run-in - went fourth towards finish
11 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 14/1 1.5
3m 3m 2m4f 2m7½f 2m
2m5½f 3m 3m 3m½f 3m
5th
Prominent - soon pressed leader - led after 2nd - faced challenge 4 out - headed after 3 out - rallied from 2 out - weakened final 110yds(op 16/1)
11 G AVG
Mark Fahey 157 lbs 14/1 1
2m 2m2½f 3m 2m4f 2m6½f
2m6½f 1m6f 2m4f 3m 1m4f
6th
Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - prominent 3 out - led before 2 out - headed last - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
8 G AVG
Gary McGill 146 lbs 14/1 2.5
3m 2m½f 3m½f 2m7½f 2m1f
2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m1½f 2m6½f
7th
Held up in rear - headway on outer into midfield from 3 out - no extra approaching last(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
7 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 147 lbs 7/1 14
2m6f 2m4f 3m5f 3m2f 2m6½f
2m 3m 3m 2m7½f 2m½f
8th
Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced and dropped to midfield after 3 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 16/1)
8 M Poor
John C McConnell 147 lbs 14/1 .75
2m4½f 2m2f 2m4f 3m 2m7½f
2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m7f
9th
Midfield - headway on outer and in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1)
7 G AVG
Paul John Gilligan 150 lbs 16/1 8
1m6f 2m1f 2m6f 3m 2m½f
2m3f 2m6f 2m7½f 3m 1m5f
10th
Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
7 M AVG
Jarlath P Fahey 156 lbs 28/1 3.75
2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 2m4f 2m
1m5f 2m1f 1m4f 3m 2m6½f
11th
In touch with leaders on outer - not fluent and dropped to midfield 2nd - headway and prominent 5th - weakened quickly 2 out(tchd 22/1)
8 G AVG
Matthew J Smith 162 lbs 20/1 .75
2m1f 3m½f 2m7½f 3m 2m6½f
2m3½f 2m6½f 3m½f 1m6f 2m1f
12th
Led - headed but prominent after 2nd - led again after 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/1)
5 G AVG
William Durkan 149 lbs 13/2F 3.5
2m1½f 2m4f 2m1f 2m3½f 3m1f
2m1f 2m 1m5f 1m4f 2m1f
13th
Never better than midfield - brief headway before 2 out - soon weakened - eased run-in(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
8 G AVG
Emmet Mullins 151 lbs 11/1 47
2m½f 2m1½f 1m4f 1m4f 1m5f
2m7f 2m 2m2½f 3m½f 3m½f
99th
Towards rear throughout - detached from 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 66/1)
12 G Poor
John C McConnell 156 lbs 125/1 -
-
1m6f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 2m1f
99th
Midfield - headway and prominent halfway - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 28/1)
10 G AVG
John C McConnell 157 lbs 40/1 -
2m½f 2m
2m4f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m 3m1½f
99th
Prominent - mistake and dropped to midfield 3rd - not fluent 4th - dropped to rear 8th - pulled up approaching last(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
10 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 153 lbs 50/1 -
3m 3m 3m2½f 2m5f 2m6½f
1m7½f 2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m6½f
99th
Towards rear - slightly hampered and jumped left 4th - detached from 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(tchd 7/1)
8 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 157 lbs 15/2 -
2m6½f 2m4f 2m½f 1m4f 1m4f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m
99th
Towards rear - brief headway 4 out - weakened from 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding made a noise)(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
5 G AVG
W P Mullins 152 lbs 8/1 -
3m 2m6f 2m7½f