Galway (IRE) Races
Galway (IRE)
15:20
Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap
Galway (IRE)
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Distance: 1m½f
Type: Flat
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €12.10
Place: €2.60 €1.70 €2.30
Exacta: €53.40
Tricast: €489.93
Trifecta: €647.10
Non-Runners: Desert Haven (temperature), Giuseppe Cassioli (coughing), Livio Milo (allergies), No More Porter (declared in error)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Grey Leader (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Joseph G Murphy | 137 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Made all - ridden when faced challenge from over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - gamely(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 19 | Genuine Article (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Gerard Keane | 134 lbs | 11/4F | .5 | Prominent - went second 2f out - soon ridden and challenging - no extra final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Facethepuckout (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
James Ryan
(5)lbs
|
M D O'Callaghan | 132 lbs | 16/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - headway 2f out - switched left and ran on well from over 1f out - went third towards finish(op 14/1) | |
| 4th | 21 | Shigar (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | William Durkan | 134 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - short of room on inner after 1f - went third over 1f out - lost third towards finish (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | San Aer (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Thomas Mullins | 137 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear - still plenty to do 2f out - soon good headway - ran on inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Brave Troop (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Scott McCullagh
(3)lbs
|
Alan McIntyre | 136 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - prominent - no extra from over 1f out(op 11/1) | |
| 7th | 10 | Independent Expert (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Andrew Slattery | 137 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - midfield - bit short of room under 2f out - soon switched left and kept on | ||
| 8th | 15 | Soaring Monarch (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Alan McIntyre | 136 lbs | 9/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - short of room under 2f out - switched left and bumped rival over 1f out - soon no extra(op 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 14 | Munroh (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Mrs C O'Leary | 136 lbs | 80/1 | 3 | Midfield - no impression from over 1f out(op 40/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Fratas (IRE) | 5 M | AVG |
Wesley Joyce
(5)lbs
|
Michael Mulvany | 133 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened 2f out - bumped then bumped rival over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) | |
| 11th | 4 | Casanova (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(3)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 136 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - weakened when bumped over 1f out (jockey said gelding got a bump at furlong pole)(op 6/1 tchd 7/1) | |
| 12th | 1 | Lust (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Sean Bird
(7)lbs
|
Michael Mulvany | 133 lbs | 40/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - soon prominent - weakened 2f out(op 33/1) | |
| 13th | 2 | Simply Sideways (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Wayne Hassett
(5)lbs
|
Timothy Doyle | 135 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Midfield - raced wide but keeping on when hampered home turn - soon no impression | |
| 14th | 17 | Zephron (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Denis W Cullen | 135 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | In rear - no impression from 2f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 15th | 13 | Malbay Madness (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Emmet Mullins | 136 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | In rear - brief headway 2f out - weakened from over 1f out | ||
| 16th | 20 | Lexington Dash (FR) | 8 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 134 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Awkward start - soon towards rear - not clear run 2f out - no impression when in the clear from over 1f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 17th | 12 | Tough Talk (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | G M Lyons | 137 lbs | 16/1 | 23 | Towards rear - weakened 2f out - eased from over 1f out(op 12/1) |