12 Sep 2023 17:55 Galway
Winner: €10,500 (Penalty: €6,300); Distance: 7f 24y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Galway Handicap (47-70)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9(3) |
| - |
Purring Along (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 7) |
000354 / 5 |
Flat (55) | N M Crosse | S M Duffy Michelle Shannon |
7/2 | |
| mid-division and a bit keen, pushed along over 2f out and soon went 4th, good progress to lead over 1f out and soon ridden, stretched clear inside final furlong, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(8) |
| 5 L |
Mercurial (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
38-7604 / 5 |
Flat (31) | S D Bowen | J Nallen John J Nallen |
10/3 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 3f out and pushed along from 2f out, briefly dropped to 3rd over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
10(2) |
| NK |
Talking Tough (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 7) |
000500 / 7 |
Flat (19) | C D Hayes | S M Duffy Garry Fleming |
18/1 | |
| towards rear and 7th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon improved into 5th, ridden over 1f out and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
5(4) |
| HD |
Storm Eric (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 13) |
100900 / 5 |
Flat (16) | J J G Ryan | Jamie Flynn Jamie Flynn |
13/2 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, pushed along in 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home | ||||||||||
5th |
8(11) |
| 1½ L |
Phoenix Open (USA) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
04-0070 / 7 |
Flat (80) | L F Roche | S M Duffy Garry Fleming |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, ridden and progress into 6th over 1f out, no impression and kept on into 5th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
6(6) |
| 1½ L |
Pimstrel (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) |
1800-08 / 8 |
Flat (14) | R P Cleary | Laura Hourigan Novum Racing Club |
5/1 | |
| mid-division early before soon making rapid progress to lead, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
11(1) |
| 1¾ L |
Tijuana (GB) (gelding, baybrown, 8 7) |
70-8000 / 5 |
Flat (6) | K J Leonard | D E Finn David Edward Finn |
22/1 | |
| prominent early before soon settling in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon short of room and hampered, dropped towards rear and ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
4(5) |
| 2½ L |
Dance Emperor (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
36707/0 / 8 |
Flat (14) | B M Coen | Peter Fahey Ms Bernadette Leigh |
18/1 | |
| slow into stride and pushed along from stalls, raced in rear and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 8th from over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
7(10) |
| 42 L |
Golden Freckle (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 7) |
0/80-46 / 4 |
Flat (55) | J A Powell | T J O'Mara Percy Moyles |
7/2 | |
| prominent early before soon settling in 2nd, jumped road crossing early, pushed along from 3f out and soon weakened, dropped to rear and eased from over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
3(7) |
| - |
Inablink (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
05-96 / 4 |
Flat (21) | L T McAteer | Barry J Fitzgerald Basil Holian |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
1(9) |
| - |
Giuseppe Cassioli (GB) (colt, bay, 10 2) |
00-0842 / 6 |
Flat (56) | C T Keane | D Bunyan & G O'Leary Lance Bloodstock… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||