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Galway (IRE)
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Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €9.50 Place: €1.10 €1.02 €9.20 Exacta: €11.90 Trifecta: €107.10
Non-Runners: Blaze The Way (temperature), John The Spark (ran yesterday)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Jabbar (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gerard O'Leary 166 lbs 4/1 Won Pressed leader - clear with one other when not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - led towards far side when ridden and kept on well after last - pushed out
2nd 7 The Enabler (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 167 lbs 1/9F - Jumped left on occasions - led - pushed along briefly soon after start - steadied 5th - clear with one other when hung left and reminders after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - headed up the centre after last - no extra towards finish
3rd 9 Work Place (IRE) 6 G Poor
Ray Hackett 163 lbs 66/1 - Prominent - not fluent 1st - tenderly handled and lost touch before 3 out (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions where to jump off handy and to keep the bit high in his mounts mouth; he added that his mount has an awkward head carriage and when first two horses quickened away from him his mount just kept on and he felt he had achieved best placing; trainer confirmed instructions given and added that his charge is slow and wants further; furthermore - he stated that he was satisfied with ride)(op 80/1)
4th 3 It's His Life (IRE) 6 G Poor
Peter Fahey 166 lbs 66/1 - In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 80/1)
5th 8 Three Tribes (IRE) 7 G Poor
Barry T Murphy 159 lbs 100/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out - weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise coming up the straight)
6th 1 Annamaymurt (IRE) 7 G Poor
Paul John Gilligan 159 lbs 20/1 - Never better than midfield - not fluent 2nd - towards rear when mistake and pecked on landing 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at third last)(op 25/1)
7th 6 Swing Time (IRE) 5 G Poor
V T O'Brien 161 lbs 40/1 - Towards rear - badly hampered by faller and lost ground 1st - some headway before 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1)
8th 11 Kitty Ooru (IRE) 6 M Poor
Tom Dreaper 152 lbs 66/1 - Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency - hampered by faller 1st
F 10 Just Merry (IRE) 6 M Poor
Leonard Paul Flynn 159 lbs 66/1 - Towards rear - fell 1st (vet reported mare was found to have blood at both nostrils post race possibly as a result of a fall)