14:30 Galway

Saturday 4 August 2018

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Betway Maiden

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 1m 45.40s

1^st

(4)

Astronomer

39-5

5/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway entering straight and ridden in 3rd 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home op 11/4 tchd 3/1

2^nd

(1)

Quinns Red Rose

39-0

7/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Gary Halpin

Pushed along early and soon led, ridden entering straight, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home op 10/1

3^rd

(16)

Fridtjof Nansen

39-5

16/1

T: J M OxxJ: Colin Keane

Led early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, under pressure and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 14/1

4^th

3 ¾

(11)

Spirit Of Big Bang

39-5

8/1

T: M HalfordJ: Shane Foley

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and some headway on outer entering straight, ridden and no impression in 4th final furlong, kept on one pace op 9/1

5^th

(5)

Shifted Strategy

39-5

5/1

T: J A StackJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, pushed along 2f out and some headway in 5th over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 6/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

(9)

Grasping At Straws

39-0

20/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Gary Carroll

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway on inner in 9th early straight, switched left inside final furlong and kept on

7^th

2 ½

(3)

Midnight Drummer

39-5

25/1

T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra inside final furlong and carried left 100 yards out, kept on one pace op 28/1

8^th

(14)

Jassaar

39-5

9/4f

T: D K WeldJ: Declan McDonogh

Slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression over 1f out, slightly hampered 100 yards out, kept on one pace op 2/1 tchd 15/8

9^th

(18)

Kashid

39-5

50/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Seamie Heffernan

Broke well, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 5th entering straight, no extra inside final furlong

10^th

(10)

Mr Whoppit

39-5

100/1

T: P J F MurphyJ: Ronan Whelan

Rear of mid-division, some headway on inner approaching straight, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

11^th

1 ¾

(6)

Velsen

39-5

25/1

T: J M OxxJ: N G McCullagh

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra op 33/1

12^th

(15)

Talk Now

39-0

100/1

T: G WebbJ: Sean Davis (7)

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression on outer after halfway, no extra

13^th

1 ¼

(13)

Recommendation

69-12

100/1

T: Miss A MooneyJ: P B Beggy

Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace final furlong

14^th

1 ¾

(8)

Not Now Bernard

69-12

100/1

T: G B CaldwellJ: D M Redmond (5)

Slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

15^th

(12)

Emperor Of Fashion

39-5

100/1

T: J GeogheganJ: O J Orr (3)

Mid-division on outer, pushed along and lost place after halfway, no extra, eased inside final furlong, tailed off

16^th

(7)

Power Of Ten

49-12

100/1

T: R P McNamaraJ: D N Curran (10)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along after halfway and detached entering straight, eased final furlong, tailed off op 66/1

17^th

(17)

Crimping

49-7

50/1

T: D EnglishJ: Rory Cleary

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, weakened approaching straight, soon detached and eased over 1f out, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

(2)

Freda May

39-0

66/1

T: Mrs P DobbsJ: R P Downey

Tracked leaders on inner, mid-division halfway, soon stumbled and slipped up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.20Pl:€1.40, €1.80, €4.40EX:€15.80Trifecta:€109.80SF:€20.26

Forecasts

Jassaar (9/4), Astronomer (5/2), Shifted Strategy (5/1), Quinns Red Rose (7/1), Spirit Of Big Bang (8/1), Fridtjof Nansen (16/1), Grasping At Straws (20/1), Midnight Drummer (25/1), Velsen (25/1), Kashid (50/1), Crimping (50/1), Freda May (66/1), Mr Whoppit (100/1), Talk Now (100/1), Recommendation (100/1), Not Now Bernard (100/1), Emperor Of Fashion (100/1), Power Of Ten (100/1)

The experienced Shifted Strategy sets the standard here particularly as one of very few who has soft ground form but he usually finds one or two too good and that could well be the case here. Aidan O'Brien's ASTRONOMER gets the nod. This expensive purchase by Galileo ran well on debut and given O'Brien's horses tend to improve significantly for their first run he gets the nod. Also of interest is Fridtjof Nansen who ran his best race to date last time out, that form should put him in the thick of things here.

Astronomer
Shifted Strategy
Fridtjof Nansen

Previous Winners

2017

Perfect Soldier

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 3

J: Sean Davis | T: M O'Callaghan

5/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,472.002nd: €3,246.003rd: €1,547.004th: €697.005th: €272.00