17:20 Galway

Tuesday 31 July 2018

All17:2017:5518:2519:0519:4020:1020:40

Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 47.30s

1^st

Pakora

510-13

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 3 out, challenged before next, led 2 out, asserted entering straight, pushed out and kept on well run-in, easily op 11/2

2^nd

8 ½

Holding Pattern

610-13

11/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: B J Geraghty

Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, 4th from 5th, 3rd after 3 out, ridden 2 out, under pressure entering straight, 2nd and no impression on winner last, kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

6 ½

Canardier

611-6

3/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: A E Lynch

Soon chased leader in 2nd, close up from 3rd, disputed before 5th, led 4 out, headed 2 out and ridden, no extra in 3rd last and slight mistake, kept on one pace op 7/2

4^th

One In All In

511-9

22/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D N Russell

Prominent early, soon held up, rear from 5th, 4th after 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, no impression and slight mistake last, no extra tchd 25/1

5^th

Das Mooser

710-9

66/1

T: M FaheyJ: M J Bolger

Led, pressed from 3rd, joined and disputed before 5th, headed 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon dropped to rear and ridden, no extra before next, weakened and tailed off

Also Ran

Exchange Rate

611-6

1/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up, jumped left and unseated rider 1st op 5/6

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€2.20, €2.20EX:€23.00Trifecta:€77.80SF:€31.40

Forecasts

Exchange Rate (1/1), Canardier (3/1), Pakora (5/1), Holding Pattern (11/2), One In All In (22/1), Das Mooser (66/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained EXCHANGE RATE can continue his winning thread here in the opener on the second day of the Galway Festival. The Monsun gelding won a novice hurdle at Wexford last month in good style despite being hampered at the last and can land the spoils here at the expense of stablemate Pakora who won on hurdling debut at Cork in May in the face of some jumping mistakes some of which the filly won't get away with here. Canardier deserves respect in this as does the Jessica Harrington-trained Holding Pattern, the mount of Barry Geraghty.

Exchange Rate
Pakora
Holding Pattern

Prize Money

1st: €23,600.002nd: €7,600.003rd: €3,600.004th: €1,600.005th: €800.006th: €400.00