17:10 Galway

Friday 4 August 2017

All17:1017:4518:1518:5019:2519:5520:25

Guinness Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 53.90s

1^st

Top Othe Ra

910-11

10/1

T: T MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Rear of mid-division, 8th after 4th, headway on outer to 5th before 2 out, improved to lead narrowly at last, kept on well, driven out op 9/1

2^nd

Golden Spear

611-6

6/1

T: A J MartinJ: John J Fitzpatrick (7)

Held up towards rear, 11th after 4th, closed and switched right in 6th at last, ridden and stayed on well run-in to 2nd close home, nearest finish op 11/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Stormey

710-12

12/1

T: S J MahonJ: R T Dunne

Rear of mid-division, 7th after 4th, progress to 4th before 2 out, headway to 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in, dropped to 3rd close home tchd 11/1

4^th

Roachdale House

610-7

8/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Paul Townend

Rear, not fluent at 2nd, mistake at 4th, 12th after 4th, good headway after 2 out to 5th at last, kept on, never nearer op 10/1

5^th

Monarch

410-11

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J S McGarvey

Rear of mid-division, 9th after 4th, improved to 7th after 3 out, progress to 4th at last where not fluent, kept on one pace run-in tchd 13/2

6^th

Tay Lane

510-11

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Towards rear, 10th after 4th, some progress to 8th at last, ridden and kept on run-in, never on terms tchd 7/1

7^th

3 ¼

Camlann

611-7

5/1f

T: J J HanlonJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leader, 5th after 4th, progress to 4th after 3 out, improved to dispute lead before 2 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, dropped to 3rd at last, weakened op 9/2

8^th

Silken Thomas

610-5

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, 6th after 4th, dropped to 9th after 3 out, kept on same pace after 2 out op 40/1

9^th

2 ¼

All's Quiet

610-5

13/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: J M Moore

Chased leader, 4th after 4th, 5th after 3 out, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, soon under pressure, weakened before last where mistake op 7/1 tchd 6/1

10^th

8 ½

Ceide Fields

69-10

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: A Ring (3)

Prominent and ran freely, not fluent at 1st and 2nd, 2nd after 4th, progress to dispute lead before 2 out where not fluent, weakened quickly after 2 out

11^th

2 ¾

Light That

511-7

14/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Settled 4th, 3rd after 4th, under pressure and lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out

12^th

Zafayan

610-12

25/1

T: D K WeldJ: B J Cooper

Led, headed and weakened quickly before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Morga¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D McDonogh J: B R Dalton

Zanjabeel¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.20Pl:€3.40, €2.70, €3.20EX:€100.20Trifecta:€1,505.70Tricast:€739.16SF:€69.60

Forecasts

Camlann (5/1), Zanjabeel (11/2), Golden Spear (6/1), All's Quiet (13/2), Monarch (7/1), Roachdale House (8/1), Tay Lane (8/1), Top Othe Ra (10/1), Ceide Fields (10/1), Stormey (12/1), Light That (14/1), Morga (20/1), Zafayan (25/1), Silken Thomas (33/1)

ROACHDALE HOUSE can follow up his Sligo victory last month off a 6lb higher mark here. The selection has form on a softer surface when runner-up at Roscommon the time before and can get the better of Zafayan who is making his first hurdles start in nearly two years while Golden Spear who ran in a highly competitive handicap on the Flat last time out can claim third here off a mark 3lb higher than when a close third in a valuable contest at Leopardstown in January.