15:28 Galway

Saturday 29 October 2022

All13:0813:4314:1814:5315:2816:0316:3817:13

W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 5m 56.06s

1^st

Ballyadam Destiny

810-5

20/1

T: D HoganJ: D King (7)

Made all, 2 lengths clear halfway, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in, extended advantage final 100 yards op 28/1

2^nd

4 ½

Moving Water

511-4

4/1

T: D McDonoghJ: M P Walsh

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 5th after 3 out and 3rd next, soon pushed along and went 2nd at last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 9/2

3^rd

Coventry

511-5

3/1f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, 2nd and pushed along after 2 out, 3rd and ridden run-in, no impression on winner and kept on one pace op 7/2

4^th

3 ½

Merlin Giant

511-9

9/2

T: E MullinsJ: B Hayes

Tracked leaders, 8th on outer halfway, 6th and pushed along after 2 out, went 4th before last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 4/1 tchd 5/1

5^th

8 ½

Espanito Bello

811-11

17/2

T: B ConnellJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)

Clear of mid-division, some headway 4 out, 7th and pushed along after 2 out, went 6th at last, no impression run-in and kept on one pace tchd 8/1

6^th

Mercury Lane

811-1

40/1

T: P NolanJ: J C Gainford

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out and 4th entering straight, no extra run-in tchd 50/1

7^th

Bold Getaway

611-7

18/1

T: G ElliottJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)

Towards rear, pushed along in rear of mid-division when not fluent 2 out, 11th approaching straight and slight mistake last, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor

8^th

2 ½

Starzov

511-0

16/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J B Foley

Towards rear, some headway on outer approaching 2 out, 12th approaching straight, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor op 20/1

9^th

Damalisque

911-9

16/1

T: E & P HartyJ: L P Dempsey

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, soon no extra

10^th

Futurum Regem

611-4

40/1

T: H P FineganJ: E Walsh (5)

Mid-division on inner, pushed along after 3 out, 8th and ridden after 2 out, no extra in straight op 50/1

11^th

3 ¾

Desertmore House

711-4

16/1

T: M BrassilJ: R A Doyle

Mid-division, rear of mid-division halfway and not fluent 5 out, pushed along and towards rear after 3 out, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor op 18/1

12^th

6 ½

Wild Hunt

510-12

5/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 9th and pushed along after 2 out, soon no extra op 9/2 tchd 4/1

13^th

Champagne Platinum

811-12

50/1

T: E BolgerJ: S D Torrens

Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 2 out tchd 40/1

14^th

Minella Escape

711-12

28/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2 out and soon no impression in 5th, no extra before last, weakened tchd 33/1

15^th

Young Dev

811-3

22/1

T: D HoganJ: D E Mullins

Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra approaching 2 out, weakened, tailed off op 18/1

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Prengarde

611-7

40/1

T: E BolgerJ: D J O'Keeffe

Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra and detached approaching 2 out, pulled up before last op 33/1

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Non-Runners

William of Wykeham⁴¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: M M McNiff J: P T Enright

The Big Galloper²⁶⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: C Byrnes J: P Byrnes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€30.10Pl:€4.00, €1.30, €1.50, €1.30EX:€235.60Trifecta:€884.30Tricast:€330.48SF:€105.22

Forecasts

Coventry (3/1), Moving Water (4/1), Merlin Giant (9/2), Wild Hunt (5/1), The Big Galloper (8/1), Espanito Bello (17/2), William of Wykeham (14/1), Starzov (16/1), Damalisque (16/1), Desertmore House (16/1), Bold Getaway (18/1), Ballyadam Destiny (20/1), Young Dev (22/1), Minella Escape (28/1), Mercury Lane (40/1), Futurum Regem (40/1), Prengarde (40/1), Champagne Platinum (50/1)

MERLIN GIANT landed a maiden at Galway in July that's worked out well and is open to further improvement now venturing into handicaps, so he's put forward as the answer. Coventry, Desertmore House and Moving Water are a trio of potential threats.

MERLIN GIANT (FR)
COVENTRY (IRE)
DESERTMORE HOUSE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Jiving Jerry

Weight: 9-13 |Age: 6

J: C A Landers | T: J Barcoe

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €13,199.002nd: €4,399.003rd: €2,200.004th: €1,100.005th: €660.006th: €440.00

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W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle

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