16:30 Galway

Thursday 30 July 2026

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Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 3m 43.30s

1^st

Putapoundinthejar

610-2

10/1

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Mid-division, progress on inner 2 out, closer travelling well behind leaders entering straight, ridden to close between horses approaching last, led run-in, kept on strongly closing stages tchd 9/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Thisistheway

710-0

22/1

T: Yvonne LattaJ: Michael Kenneally (5)

Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden into 4th after 2 out, 2nd last, kept on same pace run-in op 28/1

3^rd

Gameball

610-6

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden to close 2 out, led entering straight, headed run-in, kept on same pace op 11/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

Ragmans Corner

710-5

22/1

T: G KeaneJ: Eoghan Finegan (5)

Soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2 out, no impression before last where slight mistake, kept on well closing stages op 16/1

5^th

Beauvallon

410-1

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Held up in mid-division, ridden and progress approaching straight, 7th on inner last, kept on closing stages op 22/1

6^th

Helvic Dream

910-9

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and progress 2 out, stayed on into 5th and not fluent last, kept on closing stages op 16/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

El Cairos

611-2

5/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, slight mistake 2 out and ridden, no impression before last tchd 9/2

8^th

5 ½

Laafi

611-2

11/1

T: W DurkanJ: Patrick M O'Brien (5)

Held up towards rear early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace op 10/1

9^th

3 ½

Casheldale Lad

611-11

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (5)

Disputed early, tracked leader in 2nd after 1st, slight mistake 4th, led before 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra from last op 18/1

10^th

Starting Fifteen

510-8

12/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Sean Flanagan

Held up towards rear, ridden and some progress 2 out, no extra before last

11^th

Kai Lung

410-0

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 2nd and slight mistake 2 out, no extra before last op 20/1

12^th

5 ½

Ndaawi

611-11

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: James Smith (5)

Mid-division best, pushed along briefly halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out op 16/1

13^th

1 ¾

Solness

811-12

10/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Disputed, led after 1st, pressed 5 out and pushed along, ridden after 3 out, headed before next where mistake, no extra and weakened tchd 11/1

14^th

2 ¼

Too Bossy For Us

510-11

18/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, ridden and no extra before 2 out op 16/1

15^th

1 ¼

Royal Hollow

810-0

33/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Danny McMenamin

Always towards rear, never a factor op 28/1

16^th

Tounsivator

710-12

17/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Prominent early and ran freely, soon settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and no extra op 10/1

17^th

Murcia

510-11

15/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up, towards rear halfway, no impression after 3 out, weakened op 8/1

18^th

Puturhandstogether

510-13

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: H Cobden

Mid-division best, ridden towards rear after 3 out, weakened op 12/1 tchd 11/1

19^th

4 ¾

Barbizon

410-0

40/1

T: G ElliottJ: Joshua Halford (7)

Rear of mid-division for most, bad mistake 5 out and soon towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 66/1

Also Ran

Sageborough

510-1

25/1

T: P NolanJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Settled behind leaders, mistake 3rd, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next op 16/1

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Non-Runners

No Looking Back⁸⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.10Pl:€2.40, €5.00, €3.50, €4.40EX:€311.40Trifecta:€6,474.10Tricast:€3,136.00SF:€228.84

Forecasts

El Cairos (5/1), Murcia (15/2), Tounsivator (17/2), Putapoundinthejar (10/1), Solness (10/1), Laafi (11/1), Helvic Dream (12/1), Starting Fifteen (12/1), Gameball (14/1), Casheldale Lad (14/1), Kai Lung (14/1), Puturhandstogether (16/1), Too Bossy For Us (18/1), Thisistheway (22/1), Ragmans Corner (22/1), Ndaawi (25/1), Sageborough (25/1), Beauvallon (33/1), Royal Hollow (33/1), Barbizon (40/1), No Looking Back (66/1)

An ultra-competitive renewal of this valuable contest with the vote in favour of EL CAIROS, who has long been held in high regard by connections and appeals as one of the few in the field who may still have his best days ahead of him. He was disappointing when last seen but has been freshened up since, and it’s notable that Jack Kennedy keeps the faith. Laafi boasts some strong handicap form and is feared, along with the unexposed Gameball and last year’s first past the post, Helvic Dream.

EL CAIROS (FR)
LAAFI (FR)
GAMEBALL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Ndaawi

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

13/2

Prize Money

1st: €162,000.002nd: €54,000.003rd: €27,000.004th: €13,500.005th: €8,100.006th: €5,400.00