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19:05 Galway - 9 September 2025 - Results - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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19:05 Galway

Tuesday 9 September 2025

All16:0516:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:35

Galway Apprentice Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f  |   Soft  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:06  |   Winning time: 2m 45.86s
1st
Horse silk
13
(10)
69-3
7/2f
T: E & P HartyJ: Jessica O'Gorman (7)
Settled behind leaders, closer after 4f, disputed over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden to assert 1 1/2f out, reduced advantage closing stages, all out close home and just held on op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
2
(2)
17/2
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Patrick McGettigan (4)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in moderate 5th 3f out, closer 2f out, 4th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just denied op 7/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
10
(12)
10/1
T: S ByrneJ: Keithen Kennedy
Mid-division, ridden in moderate 7th 3f out, closer 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
16
(8)
15/2
T: G P CromwellJ: Robert Whearty
Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 5 lengths off leaders 4f out, ridden to close 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
14
(7)
14/1
T: A McNamaraJ: P A Harnett (2)
Mid-division, ridden and progress 2f out, 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 22/1 tchd 25/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(3)
12/1
T: P MageeJ: Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Held up towards rear, ridden into 7th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
1
7
(5)
49-9
5/1
T: D HowardJ: D S O'Sullivan (7)
Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
1
(18)
14/1
T: M MulvanyJ: T Casey (7)
Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
½
5
(14)
16/1
T: K SmithJ: W Joyce
Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in moderate 4th under 3f out, closer 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 14/1 tchd 12/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
12
(4)
20/1
T: D HoganJ: Donagh O'Connor (7)
Mid-division, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra 2f out op 33/1 tchd 18/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
18
(20)
40/1
T: P G FaheyJ: J Cleary (2)
Towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 33/1
12th
Horse silk
hd
9
(17)
59-8
33/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out tchd 28/1
13th
Horse silk
nk
6
(6)
7/1
T: P ByrneJ: Rory Mulligan (4)
Disputed briefly, led after 1f, joined over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 9/2
14th
Horse silk
nk
20
(11)
20/1
T: D LeahyJ: M W Hassett
Towards rear for most, never a factor op 14/1
15th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(19)
18/1
T: J C McConnellJ: D A Kidd (7)
Always towards rear op 16/1 tchd 14/1
16th
Horse silk
1
17
(13)
33/1
T: T G McCourtJ: Sadhbh Tormey (7)
Towards rear for most, never a factor
17th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(15)
20/1
T: R DonohoeJ: Nicola Burns (4)
Rear of mid-division, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out op 12/1
18th
Horse silk
38
15
(9)
125/1
T: P NolanJ: J A Powell
Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 5th 3f out, soon no extra, weakened and tailed off op 50/1
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Non-Runners

19
(21)
Horse silk
Spy19
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: C Byrnes  J: Reserve 1
NR
11
(16)
Horse silk
Spring Evening139
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: Yvonne Latta  J: Sam Coen
NR
21
(1)
Horse silk
The Mighty Penny67
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 4
T: J C McConnell  J: Reserve 3
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.80, €2.50, €2.50, €2.30EX:€63.20Trifecta:€745.40Tricast:€300.84SF:€34.70

Forecasts

Rain (7/2), Spy (4/1), Spring Evening (9/2), Sylkie (5/1), Out On Friday (7/1), Far Eclipse (15/2), Steps In The Sand (17/2), Quiz Test (10/1), Si Senior (12/1), Superficial (14/1), Duke Of Leggagh (14/1), Son Of Hypnos (16/1), Churchwarden (18/1), Crooked Path (20/1), Blackberry Jack (20/1), Autocrat (20/1), Nita (33/1), Marzanda (33/1), Go Flo Jo (40/1), The Mighty Penny (50/1), Littlesumpinsumpin (125/1)

19:05 Galway - 9 September 2025 - Results - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

FAR ECLIPSE hasn't been with the Gavin Cromwell yard for long and is given a chance to build on his recent Navan fourth. Rain shaped well at Leopardstown when last seen in May and heads the dangers along with Out On Friday and Spring Evening, a winner at Gowran when last seen in April.

  1. FAR ECLIPSE (IRE)
  2. RAIN (GER)
  3. OUT ON FRIDAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Avondale
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 4
5/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00

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