16:00 Galway

Monday 31 October 2022

All12:4013:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

Galway Races Summer Festival 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 2m 56.94s

1^st

(4)

Molly Kaye

99-8

8/1

T: S M DuffyJ: Shane Foley

Rear of mid-division, headway under 4f out, 4th and pushed along over 2f out, led entering straight, ridden over 1f out and soon drew clear, kept on well tchd 17/2

2^nd

(8)

Stellify

59-7

8/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (7)

Mid-division, 8th halfway, 6th and pushed along approaching straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, no impression on winner, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

2 ½

(16)

Astrophysicist

49-10

12/1

T: J NashJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and led briefly under 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner 1f out, 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace op 9/1

4^th

(13)

Bolero

79-7

6/1

T: H RogersJ: Chris Hayes

Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching straight, 9th and ridden 2f out, 6th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home op 7/1

5^th

(2)

No Hassle

59-2

33/1

T: S K RyderJ: Seamie Heffernan

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, 4th and ridden under 2f out, no impression final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1

6^th

(6)

Fenomeno

310-0

7/1

T: C WeldJ: M A Enright

Rear of mid-division early, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division approaching straight, 9th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace op 13/2

7^th

4 ½

(18)

Southwood

59-2

22/1

T: Leonard FlynnJ: S D Bowen (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led briefly over 2f out, 5th and ridden early straight, no extra op 25/1 tchd 28/1

8^th

3 ½

(14)

Fair Damsel

49-10

9/2f

T: R BrabazonJ: Colin Keane

Held up towards rear, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division approaching straight, 11th over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 5/1

9^th

(17)

Itsalonglongroad

89-11

10/1

T: C CoakleyJ: Paddy Harnett (7)

Prominent and disputed lead, led halfway, pushed along and headed approaching straight, 7th over 1f out, no extra

10^th

(15)

Bayou Belle

39-3

9/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Jamie Powell (5)

Towards rear, some headway approaching straight and 7th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 15/2

11^th

1 ½

(21)

Proud Princess

410-0

40/1

T: A McCannJ: Ronan Whelan

Mid-division, 8th and pushed along approaching straight, no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out op 28/1

12^th

(10)

Coushty

39-3

33/1

T: A McNamaraJ: Jack Kearney (7)

Always towards rear, pushed along in rear 4f out and detached approaching straight, no extra, kept on one pace final furlong op 28/1

13^th

(11)

Adhuil

39-4

20/1

T: A A HowardJ: Jake Coen (5)

Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, no extra op 18/1 tchd 16/1

14^th

(12)

Kayleigh Grace

38-11

100/1

T: R O'NeillJ: C Horgan (7)

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, towards rear halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 125/1

15^th

(3)

Der Mc

69-11

18/1

T: M J O'ConnorJ: Leigh Roche

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra op 16/1

16^th

(19)

Threescoreandten

39-0

33/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Declan McDonogh

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 4f out, soon detached, eased final furlong, tailed off op 28/1

17^th

(5)

Purdey's Gift

69-13

16/1

T: N C KellyJ: Ben Coen

Led or disputed lead, headed halfway, ridden 4f out and lost place approaching straight, no extra, eased final furlong, tailed off op 14/1

18^th

(1)

Litteratus

39-6

14/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Luke McAteer (3)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Xael¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D English J: Kyle Faulkner

(7)

Secret Rock¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

(20)

Barometer⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.90Pl:€2.10, €2.60, €2.10, €1.80EX:€128.10Trifecta:€780.80Tricast:€800.73SF:€71.63

Forecasts

Fair Damsel (9/2), Bolero (6/1), Fenomeno (7/1), Molly Kaye (8/1), Stellify (8/1), Bayou Belle (9/1), Itsalonglongroad (10/1), Astrophysicist (12/1), Litteratus (14/1), Barometer (14/1), Purdey's Gift (16/1), Der Mc (18/1), Adhuil (20/1), Southwood (22/1), No Hassle (33/1), Coushty (33/1), Threescoreandten (33/1), Proud Princess (40/1), Xael (50/1), Secret Rock (50/1), Kayleigh Grace (100/1)

This looks decidedly trappy but FAIR DAMSEL arrives less exposed than most and, having run her best race to date when runner-up behind re-opposing Itsalonglongroad at Thurles, she could well be up to turning the tables with the cheekpieces fitted for the first time. Bayou Belle and Astrophysicist are others fancied to feature.

FAIR DAMSEL (IRE)
ITSALONGLONGROAD
BAYOU BELLE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

No Memory

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 7

J: Nathan Crosse | T: W C O'Brien

6/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00