IREGalway (IRE) Races

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Galway (IRE)
16:15
It's Our 150th Birthday Claiming Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €4.70 Place: €2 €1.90 €2.30 Exacta: €31.30 Trifecta: €160.90
Non-Runners: City Limits (unsuitable ground), Comehere Hi (unsuitable ground), Winston Wolfe (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Falak (IRE) 11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 7/2 Won Made virtually all - joined briefly before 4th and again at 5th - pressed closely 3 out - extended advantage after next - pushed out run-in - comfortably(op 11/4)
2nd 8 My Manekineko (GB) 14 G Poor J A Nash 145 lbs 12/1 2.75 Held up in rear - headway after 3 out to chase leaders next - improved into 2nd after 2 out and pressed winner briefly before last - no impression on winner under pressure in 2nd run-in - kept on well
3rd 5 Muroor (GB) 11 G Poor T G McCourt 149 lbs 11/2 4.25 Mid-division - driven in 6th 2 out and headway to dispute 3rd - no impression on winner under pressure in 3rd before last - kept on same pace run-in(op 7/1 - tchd 5/1)
4th 14 Solar Heat (IRE) N/A AVG Mrs D A Love 137 lbs 11/1 6.5 Mid-division - disputed 7th at halfway - headway after 3 out to chase leaders - driven in 4th after next and no impression on winner - one pace after(tchd 12/1)
5th 11 Betterask JJ (IRE) 9 G Poor John J Walsh 146 lbs 14/1 3.5 Close up until soon settled behind leaders after 1st - 3rd after 3rd - close 2nd 3 out - ridden in 2nd and no impression on winner after 2 out - weakened under pressure before last(op 16/1)
6th 2 Licklighter (IRE) N/A Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 159 lbs 100/30F 4 Pushed along briefly start - towards rear - slight mistake 6th - good headway after halfway to chase leaders - close 3rd before 4 out - ridden in 3rd after 2 out and soon weakened(op 5/1)
7th 15 Viscount Wilson (GB) N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 140 lbs 8/1 0.3 Held up - ridden in 9th after 3 out and no impression before next - kept on one pace after 2 out into moderate 7th
8th 10 Lough Sewdy (IRE) N/A Poor Seamus Fahey 150 lbs 33/1 4.5 Mid-division early until improved to track leader after 1st - 4th after 3rd - driven behind leaders before 2 out and soon weakened(op 25/1)
9th 12 Whatever It Takes (IRE) N/A Poor Niall Madden 146 lbs 16/1 16 Chased leaders early - niggled along briefly after 4th - disputed 7th at halfway - pushed along in 10th after 3 out and no impression before next(op 14/1)
10th 3 Castlehume (IRE) 8 G Poor S J Mahon 160 lbs 8/1 5.5 Dismounted before start - held up in touch - pushed along in 6th after 3 out - no extra in 5th and weakened before next where slight mistake(op 6/1)
11th 7 Arizengo (GB) N/A Poor R K Watson 145 lbs 25/1 26 Held up in touch - 5th halfway - mistake in mid-division 3 out and weakened quickly
99th 4 Havelock (IRE) N/A Poor S J Mahon 156 lbs 66/1 - Chased leaders - jumped left 2nd - almost on terms before 3rd - disputed lead briefly before 4th and again at next - not fluent behind leader at 6th and next - soon weakened quickly under pressure - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 50/1)