06 Aug 2023 14:55 Galway
Winner: €25,000 (Penalty: €15,000); Distance: 2m 6f 111y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Good to Yielding).
Eileen Kelly Memorial Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Saint Sam (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
15201-1 / 7 |
Jump (83) | P Townend | W P Mullins Edward Ware |
4/7 | |
| made all, took keen hold throughout, clear from halfway, stayed on strongly run-in, unextended | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 13 L |
Born By The Sea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
30506-0 / 10 |
Flat (25), Jump (4) |
D J Gilligan | P J Gilligan Natalie Gilligan |
11/2 | |
| chased winner in 2nd and raced clear of remainder throughout, pushed along after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression on easy winner, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 11 L |
Peregrine Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
33511-P / 13 |
Flat (19), Jump (69) |
Sam Ewing | Peter Fahey V Byrne |
18/1 | |
| tracked leaders in moderate 3rd for most, reminders at 8th and briefly dropped to 4th, ridden in moderate 3rd when slight mistake 4 out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 5½ L |
Stumptown (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) |
37112P- / 7 |
Jump (118) | K M Donoghue | G P Cromwell Furze Bush Syndicate |
11/2 | |
| held up in last for most, ridden and trailing at 9th, went remote 4th 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 99 L |
Andy Dufresne (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
3788U-U / 10 |
Jump (4) | J S McGarvey | G Elliott John P McManus |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, jumped left throughout, moderate 3rd at 8th, pushed along in moderate 4th 3 out, dropped to remote last 2 out, weakened, eased and virtually pulled up final furlong, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Fairyhill Run (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) |
PP7-450 / 8 |
Jump (2) | L Quinlan | J P Ryan Thomas F Meagher |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||