14:30 Galway

Saturday 5 August 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2517:55

BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 41.08s

1^st

Ambitious Fellow

711-1

14/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Sam Ewing

Rear of mid-division, good headway on inner to lead 2 out, soon pushed along, joined last where not fluent, ridden and led narrowly run-in, kept on well under pressure closing stages op 12/1

2^nd

Bugs Moran

610-11

17/2

T: N MeadeJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders on inner, 7th halfway, headway to challenge 2 out and disputed lead last, ridden and headed narrowly run-in, no impression on winner closing stages op 15/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Icare Allen

511-8

4/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: Aidan Kelly (5)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden and no impression run-in op 7/2

4^th

1 ½

Watch The Weather

711-1

20/1

T: R P CodyJ: Rachael Blackmore

Towards rear, headway before 3 out, 5th 2 out, pushed along and 4th approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in op 14/1

5^th

6 ½

Highland Charge

811-7

20/1

T: N MeadeJ: N J Ryan (7)

Rear of mid-division, mistake 4th, headway 3 out and 4th next, soon pushed along and no impression in 5th before last, no extra run-in op 22/1

6^th

Foveros

811-0

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division, towards rear 4 out, some headway after next, pushed along and left 6th 2 out, kept on one pace run-in op 11/1

7^th

Digby

810-11

9/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)

Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 4 out, soon detached, left moderate 7th after 2 out, no impression in straight op 8/1

Also Ran

Hallowed Star

811-5

8/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Keith Donoghue

Prominent and led before 3rd, mistake 8th and soon headed, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, soon towards rear, no extra and pulled up before 2 out op 9/1 tchd 10/1

Gallant John Joe

1011-2

28/1

T: O McKiernanJ: D E Mullins

Mid-division on outer, pushed along after 8th and soon towards rear, no extra and pulled up before 3 out

Power Of Pause

811-2

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 8th and briefly lost place, disputed lead briefly after 3 out, lost place quickly before next, left 7th and badly hampered after 2 out, soon pulled up op 8/1

Ilikedwayurthinkin

911-1

20/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Mark Walsh

Always towards rear, reminder after 5th, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra and pulled up before last op 12/1

Maze Runner

811-1

17/2

T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 4th op 11/1

Thecompanysergeant

611-1

15/2

T: D HoganJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed lead briefly after 3 out, pushed along and lost place approaching 2 out, soon no extra and pulled up before last op 9/1 tchd 7/1

RTR

La Prima Donna

610-13

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Refused to race op 16/1 tchd 25/1

Nikini

610-12

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: K Callaghan (5)

Led, headed before 3rd, led again after 8th, pushed along and headed after 3 out, no extra approaching 2 out, weakened, pulled up before last

Act Of God

810-11

40/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: B W Harvey (3)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, in touch and pushed along when fell 2 out tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Finest Evermore³⁵⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: D E Mullins

Merlin Giant²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: E Mullins J: J J Slevin

Au Fleuron²²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Dartan⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: J Smith

Lucid Dreams¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Liam Quinlan

Streets Of Doyen²²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: T Gibney J: Darragh O'Keeffe

An Mhi³⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.00Pl:€3.30, €2.90, €1.30, €2.90EX:€213.00Trifecta:€1,033.90Tricast:€585.12SF:€124.46

Forecasts

Icare Allen (4/1), Power Of Pause (7/1), Thecompanysergeant (15/2), Lucid Dreams (8/1), Hallowed Star (8/1), Bugs Moran (17/2), Maze Runner (17/2), Digby (9/1), Finest Evermore (10/1), Ambitious Fellow (14/1), Foveros (14/1), An Mhi (14/1), Merlin Giant (16/1), Dartan (16/1), Nikini (16/1), Streets Of Doyen (16/1), Watch The Weather (20/1), Highland Charge (20/1), Ilikedwayurthinkin (20/1), La Prima Donna (22/1), Gallant John Joe (28/1), Act Of God (40/1), Au Fleuron (66/1)

THECOMPANYSERGEANT has made a promising start over hurdles and having finished runner-up in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse back in April (admittedly well beaten), Denis Hogan's 6-y-o is taken to go one better and double his tally over hurdles. Willie Mullins fires plenty of darts and Maze Runner could emerge as his best chance, while Ilikedwayurthinkin and Watch The Weather are another couple worth considering.

THECOMPANYSERGEANT
MAZE RUNNER (IRE)
ILIKEDWAYURTHINKIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Hallowed Star

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 7

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: J J Hanlon

8/1

Prize Money

1st: €66,000.002nd: €22,000.003rd: €11,001.004th: €5,500.005th: €3,300.006th: €2,200.00