16:35 Galway

Thursday 2 August 2018

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1517:50

Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade A)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 45.00s

1^st

Sharjah

511-7

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Led early, tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, headway when not fluent 2 out, progress to lead early run-in, ridden and kept on well op 14/1

2^nd

Blazer

711-0

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, led briefly when mistake last, soon headed and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 9/1

3^rd

Leoncavallo

611-1

20/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead approaching 2 out, pushed along and headed last, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace

4^th

3 ¼

Bedrock

511-5

33/1

T: I JardineJ: D F O'Regan

Towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 4th and jumped right last, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace

5^th

3 ½

Le Richebourg

511-1

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway after 3 out, 5th and mistake next, soon ridden and no impression from before last, kept on one pace op 14/1

6^th

Good Thyne Tara

811-5

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along 2 out and no impression when slightly hampered last, kept on one pace run-in op 14/1

7^th

Whiskey Sour

511-4

9/2f

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 11/2

8^th

Ivanovich Gorbatov

611-0

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in

9^th

Davids Charm

711-5

11/2

T: J J WalshJ: Rachael Blackmore

Towards rear, some headway on outer in mid-division before 3 out, pushed along and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace in straight op 6/1

10^th

Plinth

810-10

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: M A Enright

Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3rd, 5 lengths clear when mistake 4 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, no extra approaching last

11^th

Max Dynamite

810-13

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, slow 5th and in rear 3 out, some headway on outer approaching next, kept on one pace

12^th

Project Bluebook

510-10

14/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division on inner, pushed along after 2 out and no impression before last, no extra run-in tchd 16/1

13^th

7 ½

Voix Du Reve

611-3

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Katie O'Farrell (5)

Towards rear, some headway before 3 out, pushed along and no impression 2 out, no extra op 16/1

14^th

1 ¾

Ted Veale

1110-10

50/1

T: A J MartinJ: E O'Connell

Always towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace from 2 out

15^th

1 ¼

Jer's Girl

611-5

20/1

T: G P CromwellJ: D J McInerney (3)

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division after 3 out, no extra op 25/1

16^th

Tigris River

711-5

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J S McGarvey

Mid-division on outer, ridden and no extra after 3 out op 12/1

17^th

Cartwright

510-11

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra, eased run-in

18^th

2 ½

Don't Touch It

811-4

50/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along before next and soon no extra, weakened, eased op 66/1

19^th

Monarch

510-13

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: N P Madden

Prominent and led after 1st, headed 3rd and 2nd halfway, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, eased, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

The Game Changer

911-0

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Rear of mid-division, in rear and pulled up after 4th op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Top Othe Ra²¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Ancient Sands³³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: J E Kiely J: Brian Hayes

On The Go Again⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: M Mulvany J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€18.10Pl:€3.90, €3.70, €6.20, €8.80EX:€218.80Trifecta:€3,415.20Tricast:€2,907.16SF:€144.05

Forecasts

Whiskey Sour (9/2), Davids Charm (11/2), Max Dynamite (8/1), Cartwright (10/1), Sharjah (12/1), Blazer (12/1), Le Richebourg (12/1), Good Thyne Tara (12/1), Voix Du Reve (12/1), Project Bluebook (14/1), Tigris River (14/1), Leoncavallo (20/1), Jer's Girl (20/1), On The Go Again (25/1), The Game Changer (25/1), Bedrock (33/1), Ivanovich Gorbatov (33/1), Plinth (33/1), Monarch (33/1), Top Othe Ra (33/1), Ancient Sands (33/1), Ted Veale (50/1), Don't Touch It (50/1)

Tigris River bids to become the first back-to-back winner of this race in 35 years, while owner JP McManus isn't short on ammunition and it is noted that Barry Geraghty opts to partner Le Richebourg. Jer's Girl has been highly-tried in two Grade 1 races this year and is interesting tried in a handicap while Monarch is a potential improver. Whiskey Sour knows his way around Ballybrit and has been very consistent over timber, he may be the pick of the Mullins team, ahead of Good Thyne Tara. LEONCAVALLO was good enough to finish fifth in a Triumph Hurdle and, following an easy success at Ludlow in May could land this for a shrewd British yard.

Leoncavallo
Whiskey Sour
Monarch

Previous Winners

2017

Tigris River

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 6

J: B J Geraghty | T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Prize Money

1st: €177,000.002nd: €56,999.003rd: €27,000.004th: €11,999.005th: €6,000.006th: €3,000.00