15:30 Galway

Sunday 6 August 2023

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0016:3017:0017:30

Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 34.00s

1^st

Fighting Fit

810-0

33/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

In rear, pushed along briefly at 7th, 9th 2 out, pushed along and headway after last, ridden to lead on inner entering straight, stayed on well under pressure final furlong op 25/1

2^nd

Barnacullia

610-5

11/2

T: M MulvanyJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Rear of mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, pushed along in 6th after last, ridden and went 2nd entering straight, kept on well under pressure final furlong, not quite match winner op 6/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Pats Choice

610-0

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan (5)

Rear of mid-division, 10th 2 out, ridden in 8th at last, 6th entering straight, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong tchd 11/1

4^th

Mt Leinster

911-8

11/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Prominent, led, from 4th, clear next, mistake and joined 4 out, led again 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd at last, no extra in 4th final furlong op 6/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

Roseys Hollow

910-2

17/2

T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: Simon Torrens

Towards rear, mistake at 1st, headway 3 out, pushed along in 4th at last, ridden entering straight, no impression tchd 15/2

6^th

Vado Forte

1010-6

10/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, headway into 3rd 3 out, led next, ridden at last, headed and dropped to 3rd entering straight, no impression op 9/1

7^th

Charlie Stout

1210-0

33/1

T: S NolanJ: K Callaghan (5)

Led, headed at 4th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and dropped to 8th 2 out, no impression tchd 40/1

8^th

Benefit Run

1110-0

50/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, disputed lead 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened run-in op 33/1

9^th

Hubrisko

610-12

5/2f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Mid-division, mistake 3rd, closer in 5th when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and weakened op 9/4

10^th

Hereditary Rule

810-13

12/1

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

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened op 11/1 tchd 17/2

11^th

Embittered

911-1

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mr H C Swan (5)

Mid-division on outer, ridden 2 out, no impression, never a factor op 9/1

12^th

Sole Pretender

911-12

15/2

T: N LeeJ: R P Geoghegan (7)

Led-in and reluctant to start, slowly away and raced in rear, good headway into 6th 2 out, soon ridden, weakened entering straight, soon behind, tailed off op 9/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Dollar Value²³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: T G McCourt J: L A McKenna

Mr Saxobeat²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: T Gibney J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€34.00Pl:€7.10, €1.80, €2.80EX:€304.50Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€1,997.04SF:€214.12

Forecasts

Hubrisko (5/2), Barnacullia (11/2), Mt Leinster (11/2), Sole Pretender (15/2), Roseys Hollow (17/2), Pats Choice (10/1), Vado Forte (10/1), Hereditary Rule (12/1), Embittered (14/1), Mr Saxobeat (14/1), Dollar Value (25/1), Fighting Fit (33/1), Charlie Stout (33/1), Benefit Run (50/1)

The unexposed HUBRISKO remains capable of better heading into handicaps so gets the vote. Vado Forte won this last year off 6 lb higher so must be respected for all he hasn't hit those heights for his current yard. Sole Pretender may have his quirks but he arrives on the back of a career-best win at Killarney under this rider.

HUBRISKO (FR)
VADO FORTE (FR)
SOLE PRETENDER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Vado Forte

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 9

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,500.005th: €899.006th: €600.00