15:40 Galway

Sunday 31 July 2022

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Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 42.50s

1^st

Vado Forte

911-7

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Towards rear, progress before 4th, 4th at 6th, 3rd after 7th, closed after 8th, led before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and headed over 1f out, led closing stages, driven out op 14/1 tchd 18/1

2^nd

Benefit Run

1010-0

13/2

T: R O'SullivanJ: C J Orr

Rear of mid-division, not fluent at 2nd, 8th at 6th, headway after 3 out, stayed on in 2nd entering straight, led over 1f out, headed closing stages, held op 5/1

3^rd

Ferdia

610-5

11/4f

T: J P RyanJ: Danny Mullins

Rear, 7th at 6th, progress after 3 out, pecked 2 out, stayed on in 3rd entering straight, switched right inside final furlong, no extra closing stages op 9/2

4^th

January Jets

811-6

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, not fluent at 7th, bad mistake and pecked at 8th, headed and lost place, closed on inner last, 2nd after last, dropped to 4th entering straight, one paced op 10/1

5^th

1 ¼

Russian Diamond

811-3

3/1

T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leader, 2nd at 6th, led after 8th, headed before 2 out, lost place and under pressure approaching straight, one paced in 5th final furlong op 9/4

6^th

3 ¼

Say It Ain't So

710-2

22/1

T: R HackettJ: Simon Torrens

Prominent, jumped left and not fluent at 1st, mid-division after 5th, 6th at 6th, progress after 4 out, no impression over 1f out, no extra closing stages op 25/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

Powersbomb

1210-7

16/1

T: B McMahonJ: J J Slevin

In touch, 5th at 6th, lost place and under pressure after last, weakened inside final furlong op 14/1

8^th

Ciankyle

1110-0

40/1

T: P CluskeyJ: Aileen O'Sullivan (7)

Mid-division, dropped to rear at 4th, detached at 6th, closed up on field at next, detached 4 out, tailed off 2 out, weakened op 28/1

9^th

Robinnia

710-9

10/3

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

In touch, 3rd at 6th, 4th after 7th, progress after 4 out, lost place before 2 out, weakened quickly after last, tailed off op 7/2

10^th

Espion Du Chenet

811-3

16/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: Phillip Enright

In rear, 9th at 6th, dropped to last before 8th, no impression in 8th after last, soon weakened quickly, completely tailed off op 11/1

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Non-Runners

Exit Poll⁷⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Sean O'Keeffe

Zarkareva⁶⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Costly Diamond⁴⁴

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: G Hanmer J: K Brogan

Sil Ver Klass²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: J B Foley

Cornerkova¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: C Brassil

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€17.00Pl:€4.40, €2.40, €1.10EX:€116.50Trifecta:€1,550.20Tricast:€381.49SF:€120.18

Forecasts

Ferdia (11/4), Russian Diamond (3/1), Robinnia (10/3), Cornerkova (7/2), Zarkareva (9/2), Benefit Run (13/2), Sil Ver Klass (8/1), Exit Poll (10/1), January Jets (12/1), Costly Diamond (12/1), Vado Forte (16/1), Powersbomb (16/1), Espion Du Chenet (16/1), Say It Ain't So (22/1), Ciankyle (40/1)

Plenty in with a squeak but CORNERKOVA arrives chasing a hat-trick, and with Henry de Bromhead's charge barely having had to break sweat to score at Tipperary a fortnight ago, she looks the way to go with further improvement on the cards. Robinnia heads the opposition on handicap debut/return, with the selection's stablemate Zarkareva and top-weight Exit Poll another couple worth considering.

CORNERKOVA (IRE)
ROBINNIA (IRE)
ZARKAREVA (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Abbey Magic

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 10

J: Sean Flanagan | T: H De Bromhead

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,499.005th: €900.006th: €600.00