15:30 Galway

Sunday 2 August 2026

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Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 38.70s

1^st

Blood Destiny

711-12

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leader in 2nd, pressed leader travelling well entering straight, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, cosily op 4/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Coming Up Easy

811-2

4/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, mistake last and ridden, pressed entering straight, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 5/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Watch The Weather

1010-0

11/1

T: R P CodyJ: Josh Williamson (5)

Mid-division, pecked 2nd, some progress and slightly hampered 2 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, 3rd and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on same pace op 12/1

4^th

6 ½

Bythesametoken

1210-0

33/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Held up towards rear, ridden and progress after last, 6th entering straight, kept on one pace final furlong op 28/1

5^th

2 ¾

Le Nez Creux

510-8

9/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, closer in 5th 5 out, ridden last, no impression in 4th entering straight, kept on one pace op 15/2

6^th

4 ½

Runcok

610-9

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: J J Slevin

Towards rear, slight mistake 5 out, ridden in 9th and no impression after last, kept on one pace op 40/1

7^th

1 ½

Itsalladream

710-0

7/2f

T: P J GilliganJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, soon mid-division, closer in 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, disputed 2nd and slight mistake last, soon ridden and no impression on leaders, no extra 1f out op 9/2 tchd 10/3

8^th

1 ¼

Drumgill

710-1

6/1

T: J P RyanJ: Michael Kenneally (5)

Tracked leaders, jumped right 4th, 5th halfway, kept wide, not fluent 3 out, ridden and jumped right 2 out, no extra last op 13/2

9^th

War Correspondent

710-0

33/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Paddy Hanlon (5)

Towards rear, no impression 2 out, never a factor op 28/1

10^th

2 ¾

The Banger Doyle

1010-5

9/1

T: J QueallyJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders early, mid-division in 6th halfway, attempted to progress and hampered 2 out, ridden and no impression after last, no extra run-in op 17/2

11^th

Lisleigh Lad

810-0

11/2

T: Ms E BroderickJ: Alan O'Sullivan (5)

Tracked leaders, jumped right 2nd, 3rd halfway, weakened after 3 out, completely tailed off tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Path D'oroux¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: G P Cromwell J: Eoghan Finegan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.00Pl:€2.00, €1.80, €3.10EX:€27.60Trifecta:€343.50Tricast:€220.02SF:€27.53

Forecasts

Itsalladream (7/2), Coming Up Easy (4/1), Blood Destiny (5/1), Lisleigh Lad (11/2), Drumgill (6/1), Le Nez Creux (9/1), The Banger Doyle (9/1), Watch The Weather (11/1), Path D'oroux (20/1), Bythesametoken (33/1), War Correspondent (33/1), Runcok (50/1)

BLOOD DESTINY tends to operate at a higher level and, though he hasn’t shown much in handicaps previously, his class should count for plenty in a race of this nature. He gets the vote, with Le Nez Creux feared most after an encouraging stable debut at Ayr and Drumgill also respected from a good mark.

BLOOD DESTINY (FR)
LE NEZ CREUX (FR)
DRUMGILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Aspurofthemoment

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 6

J: Kevin Sexton | T: G P Cromwell

7/1

Prize Money

1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,500.005th: €900.006th: €600.00