Galway races 2015

[mayo]

The Plate
(5:30) 198E thetote.com Galway Plate (Grade A) €132,200.00
( 2m 6f 111y - 4yo+ )[MAX 22]
NHFrm
4-405 1 Boston Bob(156) (WPMullins) - . ................... 11,10
-111- 2 Rebel Fitz (FR)(155) (MWinters) - . ................ 11,09
463p1 3 Savello(154) (AJMartin) - . ............................. 11,08
-2524 4 Texas Jack(151) (NMeade) - . ....................... 11,05
42224 5 Baily Green(150) (MFMorris) - . ..................... 11,04
1pp-1 6 Alelchi Inois (FR)(147) (WPMullins) - . .......... 11,01
54-40 7 Spring Heeled(147) (JHCulloty) - . ................. 11,01
316-p 8 Shanpallas(145) (CByrnes) - . ....................... 10,13
12-73 9 Indevan (GB)(144) (WPMullins) - . ................. 10,12
p9411 10 Make A Track(144) (GElliott) - . ..................... 10,12
52226 11 Rule The World (GB)(144) (MFMorris) - ....... 10,12
22-38 12 Colour Squadron(143) (EBolger) - . .............. 10,11
20782 13 Marito (GER)(143) (CAMcBratney) - . ............ 10,11
534p5 14 Alderwood(142) (TMullins) - . ........................ 10,10
15 Brave Spartacus(142) (KReveley (in GB)) - .. 10,10
33625 16 Rathlin (GB)(142) (MFMorris) - . .................... 10,10
13f12 17 Rawnaq(142) (MJSmith) - . ............................ 10,10
5-pf0 18 Shanahan's Turn(142) (Hde Bromhead) ....... 10,10
73-11 19 Jacksonslady(141) (JPDempsey) - . ............. 10,09
53265 20 Foildubh(140) (JPRyan) - . ............................ 10,08
2110- 21 It's A Gimme(140) (JO'Neill (in GB)) - ............ 10,08
22f31 22 Letter Of Credit(140) (JJMangan) - . ............. 10,08
1D-20 23 Sadler's Risk(140) (Hde Bromhead) ............. 10,08
31-5- 24 The Paparrazi Kid(140) (WPMullins) ............ 10,08
4-603 25 Art Of Logistics(139) (Ms.SHughes) ............ 10,07
26 Conquisto (GB)(139) (BEllison (in GB)) ........ 10,07
-4p4u 27 Perfect Gentleman(139) (WPMullins) ............ 10,07
301p8 28 Gold Bullet(138) (TJTaaffe) - . ....................... 10,06
51233 29 Upazo (FR)(137) (WPMullins) - . .................... 10,05
63-24 30 Byerley Babe(136) (RTyner) - . ...................... 10,04
66-p6 31 Cantlow(136) (PWebber (in GB)) - . ............... 10,04
32 Silver Man (GB)(136) (JHughes (in GB)) ....... 10,04
22413 33 Your Busy(136) (JANash) - . .......................... 10,04
2211u 34 Akorakor (FR)(135) (GElliott) - . ..................... 10,03
3p9-4 35 Balnaslow(135) (WPMullins) - . ..................... 10,03
-11-2 36 Devils Bride(135) (WPMullins) - .................... 10,03
4311p 37 Fort Smith(135) (GElliott) - . ........................... 10,03
01192 38 Horendus Hulabaloo(135) (MFMorris) - ....... 10,03
0-005 39 Klepht(135) (TMullins) - . ................................ 10,03
-432f 40 Leavethelighton(135) (EDoyle) - . ................. 10,03
p2111 41 Ravished(135) (MFMorris) - . ......................... 10,03
001-0 42 Usuel Smurfer (FR)(135) (JJHanlon) ............ 10,03
29333 43 Bless The Wings(133) (GElliott) - . ................ 10,01
//47- 44 Gray Hession(133) (JO'Neill (in GB)). ............ 10,01
7-314 45 Ronava(133) (RACotter) - . ............................ 10,01
14244 46 Urano (FR)(132) (WPMullins) - . ..................... 10,00
f23-0 47 Un Beau Roman (FR)(131) (WPMullins) ......... 9,13
1110- 48 Rum And Butter(130) (JO'Neill (in GB)) ......... 9,12
32211 49 Shesaportrait(130) (PNeville) - . ..................... 9,12
386f3 50 Bishops Road(129) (Hde Bromhead) ............. 9,11
f-212 51 Rohan's Pride(129) (RHonner) - . ................... 9,11
230-3 52 Rough Justice(129) (WPMullins) - ................. 9,11
-puf6 53 Silver Tassie(129) (NMeade) - . ...................... 9,11
49121 54 Abolitionist(128) (JJHanlon) - . ...................... 9,10
50-9p 55 Benemeade(127) (NMeade) - . ....................... 9,09
5-019 56 Aranhill Chief(123) (SJMahon) - . ................... 9,05
u1363 57 Perfect Promise(123) (JJMangan) - . ............. 9,05
-9318 58 Protaras (USA)(122) (NMeade) - . .................. 9,04
34142 59 Harangue(108) (PJGilligan) - . .......................


The Willie Mullins trained Boston Bob (11-10) is the top weight for the €220,000 feature, but that is still seven pounds below the rating achieved following his defeat of First Lieutenant in the Punchestown Gold Cup of 2014.

Rebel Fitz is the fly in the ointment among the top weights. In five runs at Ballybrit, Michael Winters’ stable star has won four times and finished runner up in the other. Now a ten-year-old, Rebel Fitz took the 2013 renewal of the Galway Hurdle from Cause Of Causes, but has had some niggling injury troubles in the past 15 months and hasn’t seen racecourse action since last October.

Tony Martin’s pair of Savello, which returned to winning ways last time, and 2014 festival winner Ted Veale will find the two and three quarter mile trip taxing their stamina, while of the cross channel raiders Jonjo O’Neill’s Its A Gimmie ran a fine race when runner up to another cross channel entrant Brave Spartacus in last Saturday’s Summer Plate at Market Rasen. If the latter turns up, a fast tempo is assured from flag fall.

The David Pipe trained Dell Arca though is worth a closer look although he has only ran three times over fences, winning a class three event at Uttoxeter last time in late May. However, it is his length and a half defeat by Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Coneygree at Newbury last November that is the stand out form, even if a 22 runner cavalry charge that the Plate is will be a far cry from a five runner field irrespective of who wins it.



Alelchi Inois has been towards the head of the ante post market since the entries were revealed and this economic jumper is a dual course winner over the two and a quarter mile trip. He returned to action for the first time since last November with a defeat of Bayan when well supported for a conditions hurdle at Cork three weeks ago.

Pulled up twice in graded company late last year, underfoot conditions would not have suited Alechi Inois then and he will be a live player along with his stable companion Ballinaslow, which caught the eye behind Ravished in the recent Midlands National at Kilbeggan.

Third off a similar mark behind Road To Riches in last year’s renewal, all his racecourse wins have come on right handed tracks. Back down to the same mark as in 2014, Ballinaslow would have been closer to the winner but for getting into the bottom of the final fence and losing momentum in the process. He can go close.

The one to concentrate though is the Phillip Dempsey trained Jacksonslady whose mark of 141 leaves her just four pounds higher then when a battling nine length third in the 2013 Plate behind ‘handicap snip’ Carlingford Lough.

A closer examination of the JP McManus owned mare’s form though tells us that she runs well fresh, therefore an absence since beating Upazo by five lengths at level weights over two miles at the Punchestown festival is not of great concern. A winner over the course and distance in the Latin Quarter Chase at last year’s meeting, she was ridden then by Barry Geraghty, who is now the retained rider for the McManus operation.

[mayo]

The Hurdle

(4:45) 199F Guinness Galway H'dle H'cap (Grade A)
€180,500.00 ( 2m - 4yo+ )[MAX 20]
NHFrm
334-1 1 Diakali (FR)(153) (WPMullins) - ..................... 11,05
-2722 2 Thousand Stars (FR)(153) (WPMullins) - . .... 11,05
8-0p1 3 Wicklow Brave (GB)(153) (WPMullins) - . ..... 11,05
-6432 4 Bayan(150) (GElliott) - . .................................. 11,02
51-00 5 Thomas Edison(146) (AJMartin) - . ............... 10,12
37932 6 Ted Veale(144) (AJMartin) - . ......................... 10,10
13f12 7 Rawnaq(143) (MJSmith) - . ............................ 10,09
33112 8 The Game Changer(143) (GElliott) - . ............ 10,09
-0242 9 Macnicholson(139) (MrsJHarrington) - . ........ 10,05
1-03p 10 Rich Coast (GB)(139) (NMeade) - . ............... 10,05
-u221 11 Marchese Marconi(138) (APO'Brien) - . ........ 10,04
-5037 12 Plinth(138) (APO'Brien) - ............................... 10,04
1/- 13 Stephanie Frances(138) (DSkelton (in GB))
- .......................................... 10,04
2-163 14 Hidden Cyclone(137) (JJHanlon) - . .............. 10,03
04-00 15 Hisaabaat(137) (DKWeld) - . .......................... 10,03
-44f7 16 Max Dynamite (FR)(136) (WPMullins) - . ....... 10,02
1-3-3 17 Quick Jack(136) (AJMartin) - . ....................... 10,02
61-01 18 Snake Eyes(136) (NHenderson (in GB)) - . .... 10,02
55621 19 Aminabad (FR)(135) (WPMullins) - . .............. 10,01
1p-1 20 Rae's Creek (GB)(135) (MrsJHarrington) - .... 10,01
732p1 21 Arnaud(134) (CByrnes) - . .............................. 10,00
3-220 22 Modem (GB)(134) (MrsJHarrington) - . .......... 10,00
-p00- 23 Coffee(133) (EBolger) - . ................................. 9,13
5-7f2 24 Draco (GB)(133) (APO'Brien) - . ...................... 9,13
30-21 25 Pyromaniac(133) (AJMartin) - . ....................... 9,13
463p1 26 Savello(133) (AJMartin) - . .............................. 9,13
27 Song Light (GB)(133) (SMullins (in GB)) - . .... 9,13
7-b23 28 Clondaw Warrior(132) (WPMullins) - . ............ 9,12
61- 29 Manhattan Swing(132) (BEllison (in GB)) -
. ............................................ 9,12
01011 30 Some Article(132) (TMullins) - . ...................... 9,12
4-4u5 31 The Plan Man(132) (AJMartin) - . .................... 9,12
23009 32 Western Boy(132) (PAFahy) - . ...................... 9,12
15-34 33 Tandem (GB)(130) (DKWeld) - . ..................... 9,10
-2016 34 Cape Glory(129) (GElliott) - . .......................... 9,09
0p-9- 35 Gambling Girl(129) (MrsJHarrington) - . ......... 9,09
2-350 36 Mr Diablo(129) (JPDempsey) - . ..................... 9,09
1110- 37 Rum And Butter(129) (JO'Neill (in GB)) - . ..... 9,09
1-10p 38 Knight's Parade(128) (GElliott) - . .................. 9,08
5209- 39 Swnymor(128) (JQuinn (in GB)) - . ................. 9,08
40 Kie(127) (DPipe (in GB)) - . ............................. 9,07
f1211 41 Tempo Mac(126) (GElliott) - . .......................... 9,06
41611 42 Riviera Sun(125) (Hde Bromhead) - . ............. 9,05
32222 43 Vercingetorix(130) (GElliott) - . ...................... 9,04
-0002 44 Dalasiri(122) (SJHarty) - . ............................... 9,02
2u111 45 Eshtiaal (USA)(120) (GElliott) - ...................... 9,00
4311p 46 Fort Smith(118) (GElliott) - . ........................... 8,12
47 Tea In Transvaal(123) (EWilliams (in GB)) -
. ........................................... 8,11
32224 48 Seeyouallincoppers(115) (GElliott) - . ........... 8,09

Tony Martin targets Galway Hurdle with Thomas Edison and Quick Jack
Shrewd trainer’s Galway fortunes have improved dramatically in recent years

Tony McCoy on board Thomas Edison celebrates winning The Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap at Ballybrit last year. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho
Tony McCoy on board Thomas Edison celebrates winning The Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap at Ballybrit last year. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho

Brian O'Connor

Dermot Weld is renowned as the ‘King of Ballybrit’ but Tony Martin could again threaten his reign at next week’s €1.8 million Galway festival and the Co Meath trainer appears to have the richest National Hunt race ever run in Ireland firmly in his sights.
The Martin-trained Thomas Edison famously landed a gamble under Tony McCoy in last year’s Guinness Galway Hurdle and the JP McManus-owned star is set to try and become just the second horse to win the festival highlight back-to-back.
Pinch Hitter managed the double in 1982-83 but the 50th year of Guinness’s sponsorship of the Day Four festival feature is being marked with a €50,000 prizemoney injection which takes the Hurdle fund to €300,000.
The prospect of Martin targeting such a big money handicap has bookmakers taking no chances as the famously shrewd trainer also has the general 8-1 Galway Hurdle favourite, Quick Jack, as well as four other entries including Savello who however is more likely tackle the Tote.com Galway Plate over fences.

“All going well, Thomas Edison will go back for the Hurdle. Hopefully he’s at the stage he’s at the stage he was last year,” said Martin who also landed 2014’s big amateur festival prize, the Connacht Hotel Handicap with Quick Jack.
In his three runs since, Quick Jack has been placed in the English Cesarewitch, Cheltenham’s County Hurdle and May’s Chester Cup.
Great run
“It was a great run at Chester. He’s like Thomas Edison – he’s been performing well for the last year and a half. He had a good run in the Cesarewitch so I suppose he’s entitled to be up there in betting. Fingers crossed we get both of them there,” he added.
Martin’s Galway fortunes have jumped spectacularly forward in recent years. Half a dozen winners in 2014 was just three shy of Weld’s tally while in 2013 Martin secured a remarkable nine winners, only two off Weld who has picked up the leading trainer award at the festival for the last 28 years.
Pyromaniac could fly the Martin flag in this year’s Connacht Hotel Handicap. “At the moment we’ve a few nice ones to go. Savello is in the Plate and all going well he’ll have a crack at that,” said the trainer.
Another JP McManus-owned star, Kitten Rock, tops the Galway Hurdle weights, leaving Thomas Edison currently with 10.10 on his back. He beat the Gordon Elliott trained pair, Bayan and The Game Changer, 12 months ago and all three are set to renew rivalry again.
Elliott said: “They are in very good form. They would like a bit of nice ground and we’ll just have to keep them ticking over. They were second and third last year so we know they like the track and that is a big plus.”
The 2012 Hurdle winner Rebel Fitz has been beaten just once in his last ten starts, but the last of those was in October. Nevertheless his trainer Mick Winters has given him entries in both the Hurdle and the Plate and appears to be favouring the smaller obstacle option for his stable star.
Winning effort
“He is well over three quarters ready and we have to push on now and see if he is up to being in the money – he won’t run just for the sake of it. He is in top form and is a horse with no mileage up,” Winters said.

Hidden Cyclone’s sole previous start at Galway was over fences in 2013 but after a recent winning effort on the flat, he is as low as 10-1 for the big hurdle prize and trainer ‘Shark’ Hanlon is feeling positive.
“The Leopardstown run has really sharpened him up and I think he goes there with a big shout,” said Hannon.

[Istabraq]

Thanks Mayo.
I read the top weights have a shocking record in the Plate and Boston Bob must be one of the most unreliable horses in that catagory to have contested this race in recent years, surely opposable ?
Indevan looks an interesting runner....

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Proper prize money in those races.

Marito - wasnt he suppposed to be Djakadam before Djakadam ?

Colour Squadron gone to Bolger

Boston Bob I can never get right. Two good runs after a wind op and nothing since.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Quick Jack of 10 2 looks like a Tony Martin special.

[Morning Glory]

Rebel Fitz might run in a conditions chase rather than Plate. Won't run in the Hurdle.

[mayo]

Bachasson time soon.

[Lester]

Mile Winners

Date	Winner	Odds	Trainer	Age	Weight	OR	Jockey	Going	Stall
29.07.2014	Vastonea (IRE)	12/1	Prendergast, Kevin	6	8-5	89	Halpin, G P	Good	10
30.07.2013	Brendan Brackan (IRE)	10/1	Lyons, G M	4	9-6	104	Keane, C T	Yielding	10
31.07.2012	Vastonea (IRE)	7/1	Prendergast, Kevin	4	9-0	89	McDonogh, D P	Soft	6
26.07.2011	Stunning View (IRE)	7/1	Weld, D K	4	9-5	98	Smullen, P J	Good	4
27.07.2010	Ask Jack (USA)	9/1	Murphy, Joseph G	6	8-11	90	Hayes, C D	Good	2
28.07.2009	Rock And Roll Kid (IRE)	6/1	Mullins, Anthony	4	8-13	97	Mullins, D E	Soft To Heavy	16
29.07.2008	Celtic Dane (IRE)	7/1	Prendergast, Kevin	4	9-1	94	Hayes, C D	Yielding To Soft	8
31.07.2007	Incline (IRE)	25/1	McGlinchey, R	8	8-2	84	Moran, D J	Good To Yielding	4
1.08.2006	Quinmaster (USA)	8/1	Halford, M	4	9-0	93	Murtagh, J	Good To Yielding	7
26.07.2005	Latino Magic (IRE)	9/1	Osborne, R J	5	9-9	102	Burke, R M	Good To Firm	13
27.07.2004	Palace Star (IRE)	7/1	Casey, Peter	3	7-7	89	Cleary, R P	Good To Firm	1
29.07.2003	Eklim (IRE)	10/1	Prendergast, Kevin	3	8-12	101	McDonogh, D P	Soft	6
30.07.2002	Vinthea (IRE)	8/1	Burns, J G	3	7-10	90	Houlihan, T M	Soft	18
31.07.2001	Sheer Tenby (IRE)	20/1	Roche, Paul A	4	8-7	87	ODonoghue, C	Good To Yielding	2
1.08.2000	Tushna (IRE)	16/1	Bolger, J S	3	7-7	93	Queally, T P	Good To Yielding	1
27.07.1999	Tiger Shark (USA)	6/1	Bolger, J S	3	9-2	105	Manning, K J	Good	18
28.07.1998	Free To Speak (IRE)	14/1	Weld, D K	6	9-10	94	Kinane, M J	Yielding	13
29.07.1997	Wray (IRE)	8/1	Browne, Liam	5	8-9	0	Craine, S	Yielding	12

Kevin Prendergast has a fine record and taking the 10/1 about Vastonea. galway form is 131 and won here last year of 89. Gets in of 90 after this year.

[Old Vic]

They are jocked up for 2015 @Galway_Races Plate. Alelchi Inois favourite. Bookies undecided on best of JP McManus 5. pic.twitter.com/zP7Crc2m5P

— Fat Jockey (@FatJockeyTips) July 28, 2015

[mayo]

Long Dog one for the to follow thread

[Morning Glory]

Long Dog one for the to follow thread

agree 100% Mayo. Mullins said and tweeted as much after the race.

[mayo]

Donns Tip for the Plate


However, at a much bigger price, Sadler’s Risk may be the value of the race. The Sadler’s Wells gelding has had plenty of racing, but he is still only seven years old and he is lightly raced over fences.

A close-up fourth behind subsequent Group 1 winners Treasure Beach and Nathaniel in the Chester Vase for Mark Johnston as a three-year-old, and sixth in the Triumph Hurdle as a juvenile hurdler when with Philip Hobbs, he has shaped nicely over hurdles on several occasions since joining Henry de Bromhead, but has looked even more exciting over fences.

He was most impressive in winning his beginners’ chase at Roscommon in May last year on his chasing bow, and he travelled like the most likely winner for a long way in a good Grade 3 contest at Cork in November on his second run over fences. The Drinmore Chase was all a bit much for him on his next run but, as with Alelchi Inois, the fact that his astute trainer allowed him take his chance in the race was a positive.

He hasn’t run over fences since, but he has run well over hurdles twice, and his trainer has obviously kept him fresh with this race in mind. He races today off a chase mark of 140, the same as his current mark over hurdles and 10lb lower than his peak, but he shapes as if he can be a better chaser than hurdler. He has only raced three times over fences, he still has lots of scope for progression as a chaser.

He goes well on good ground and, while he has never run at Galway, he is at his best going right-handed. All his good runs over hurdles in Britain were at Kempton and Ascot, and his best runs in Ireland have been at Roscommon, Punchestown and Cork – all right-handed tracks.

He is at the right end of the weights, he is set to carry 10st 8lb in a race in which the last nine winners have carried 10st 13lb or less. He could be a fair bit better over fences than his handicap rating suggests and could run a big race today at a decent price.

[Old Vic]

a familar horse out tomorrow

No Horse Owner Trainer Rider Wgt
1 Sandymount Duke(133) R.Wood (MrsJHarrington) Robbie Power 11,12
2 Fearachain(126) Mrs. Sandra McCarthy (AMullins) Danny Mullins 11,06
3 Full Cry Garristown Aintree Syndicate (Hde Bromhead) AELynch(T) 11,06
4 Gangster (FR) Gigginstown House Stud (WPMullins) RWalsh 11,06
5 Bay Of Freedom Paul Leech (PFahey) Barry Geraghty 11,02
6 Butney Rock (GB)(109) Cathal M. McGovern (CAMcBratney) MrNMcParlan(5)(C) 11,02
7 Credo Star(121) Sport Racing Club (PFahey) JJBurke 11,02
8 Grecian Tiger J Higgins (DKWeld) Davy Russell(V) 11,02
9 Six Men Or Dooley Boom Boom Syndicate (DJRyan) TGMRyan 11,02
10 Survival M F Burke (NLee) .(CT) 11,02

[Bayoffreedom]

a familar horse out tomorrow

No Horse Owner Trainer Rider Wgt
1 Sandymount Duke(133) R.Wood (MrsJHarrington) Robbie Power 11,12
2 Fearachain(126) Mrs. Sandra McCarthy (AMullins) Danny Mullins 11,06
3 Full Cry Garristown Aintree Syndicate (Hde Bromhead) AELynch(T) 11,06
4 Gangster (FR) Gigginstown House Stud (WPMullins) RWalsh 11,06
5 Bay Of Freedom Paul Leech (PFahey) Barry Geraghty 11,02
6 Butney Rock (GB)(109) Cathal M. McGovern (CAMcBratney) MrNMcParlan(5)(C) 11,02
7 Credo Star(121) Sport Racing Club (PFahey) JJBurke 11,02
8 Grecian Tiger J Higgins (DKWeld) Davy Russell(V) 11,02
9 Six Men Or Dooley Boom Boom Syndicate (DJRyan) TGMRyan 11,02
10 Survival M F Burke (NLee) .(CT) 11,02

Well spotted there Old Vic - just logged in to let everyone know. Gangster looks very useful but, with the others giving weight away, it could be interesting. He seems very well and we expect him to run with much more spark than at Down Royal. Distance and course are ideal and the forecast is pretty good. Hopefully we'll see what he can do tomorrow. Very happy to have Barry Geraghty on board - won't be lacking for anything from the saddle.

ps Timeform just put up early prices: Bay of Freedom is 11/1 but the staggering one is Gangster who they have at 5/1! He will start at odds on in my opinion. That would be a good omen: we won the last time a Gigginstown horse started odds on

[Old Vic]

^thanks for update BOF.

Mullins has unleased some serious talent this week.


Any plate fancies today ?

FWIW I have gone with Alderwood. Ran well in Irish National and feasibly handicapped. 25s too big imo.