17:10 Galway

Monday 31 July 2023

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1519:5020:20

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Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 3m 57.40s

1^st

Mystical Power

411-0

6/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders and ran freely early, soon settled behind leaders, mid-division in 7th halfway, not fluent 4 out and slight mistake 3 out, progress and edged left for run before 2 out, pressed leaders 2 out, disputed travelling well entering straight, led before last, stretched clear run-in, easily tchd 15/8

2^nd

Samui

411-7

3/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge before 2 out, mistake 2 out and ridden, under pressure in 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner

3^rd

4 ¾

Mercury Mission

411-0

66/1

T: M J O'ConnorJ: Shane Fitzgerald

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2 out, slight mistake last, kept on one pace op 80/1

4^th

Dark Note

411-7

12/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Cian Quirke (5)

Led, pressed early, pressed before 2 out, ridden and joined entering straight, headed before last where mistake, no extra run-in op 20/1

5^th

Jay Jay Zee

411-7

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division best, ridden in 8th after 3 out, kept on one pace from before last op 66/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

Hypotenus

411-0

2/1

T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey (3)

Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2 out, no extra before last op 7/4

7^th

1 ½

Your Honor

411-7

14/1

T: J NashJ: Rachael Blackmore

Close up and pressed leader early, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, soon no extra op 12/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

Gordons Aura

411-7

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan (7)

Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra op 22/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

Blue Reed

411-0

200/1

T: W J BurkeJ: Sean Flanagan

Always towards rear, slight mistakes 1st and 5th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, weakened tchd 150/1

10^th

1 ¾

Cosmic Blizzard

411-0

200/1

T: S CurlingJ: Phillip Enright

Soon towards rear, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened op 250/1

11^th

Keeptellinemnuttin

411-0

250/1

T: M MulvanyJ: A P Heskin

Held up, rear of mid-division best, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened op 200/1

12^th

Marksetgo

411-0

200/1

T: P J GilliganJ: Philip Byrnes (5)

Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Good Lad⁵⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.50Pl:€1.30, €1.30, €9.60EX:€7.10Trifecta:€173.60SF:€6.86

Forecasts

Mystical Power (6/4), Hypotenus (2/1), Samui (3/1), Dark Note (12/1), Your Honor (14/1), Gordons Aura (20/1), Jay Jay Zee (50/1), Mercury Mission (66/1), Good Lad (66/1), Blue Reed (200/1), Cosmic Blizzard (200/1), Marksetgo (200/1), Keeptellinemnuttin (250/1)

A useful performer on the level in France, HYPOTENUS has shown more than enough in 2 of his 3 starts over hurdles to think a race of this nature is a mere formality and he gets the nod to put it all together and come out on top. Mystical Power, a son of Annie Power, needs considering now hurdling following success in bumpers, whilst Samui is another on the shortlist following his hurdles success at Tramore in June.

HYPOTENUS
MYSTICAL POWER (IRE)
SAMUI

Previous Winners

2022

Royal Eagle

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 4

J: Jordan Gainford | T: G Elliott

18/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,600.002nd: €4,200.003rd: €2,100.004th: €1,050.005th: €631.006th: €420.00