14:25 Galway

Tuesday 10 October 2017

All14:2515:0015:3016:0016:3517:0517:35

Mervue Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 2f 206y  |   Yielding to Soft  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 4m 57.2s
1st
Horse silk
9
8/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders, 4th after 5th, led on inner approaching straight, soon pressed, stayed on best run-in op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
4
4
511-12
4/7f
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Tracked leaders, 5th after 5th, mistake 2 out, good headway on outer from before straight, challenged and every chance from before last, kept on without matching winner on stand's rail run-in tchd 4/6
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
11/2
T: A MaguireJ: P Townend
Held up, slight mistake 4th, 8th after 5th, slight mistake 8th, closer in 6th 2 out, chased front pair and kept on same pace without threatening run-in op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
12/1
T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey
Disputed lead early, led from 3rd, headed approaching straight, no extra and one pace last op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
16/1
T: Mrs D A LoveJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, 3rd after 5th, no extra and one pace last op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
5
10
8/1
T: H De BromheadJ: B J Cooper
Disputed lead early, prominent in 2nd, not match front pair when mistake last, no extra and one pace run-in op 10/1 tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
21
15
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh
Slightly slow 1st, chased leaders, 6th after 5th, no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
66/1
T: T J Nagle-JrJ: S J Gray (3)
Mid-division early, 7th after 5th, no impression after 3 out, no extra next
9th
Horse silk
14
6
511-12
50/1
T: G P CromwellJ: G N Fox
Held up, slight mistake 4th, 10th after 5th, no impression from 3 out, no extra next op 66/1
10th
Horse silk
20
12
100/1
T: N CarolanJ: D F O'Regan
In rear, pushed along at stages, never a factor
11th
Horse silk
8
13
100/1
T: D DonovanJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division early, 9th after 5th, slight mistake 8th, no impression from 3 out, no extra next
12th
Horse silk
¾
14
100/1
T: P G KellyJ: A W Short (7)
Towards rear, pushed along from 6th, soon no danger
13th
Horse silk
55
3
511-12
100/1
T: Mrs M DanagherJ: L P Flynn (3)
Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, mistake 6th and pushed along, not fluent 7th and under pressure, slight mistake 3 out and weakened, completely tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
100/1
T: G T LynchJ: Mr L P Gilligan (7)
Held up, 11th after 5th, pushed along from next, slight mistake 8th, soon no extra, pulled up before last
PU
Horse silk
8
511-12
66/1
T: S NolanJ: P E Corbett (3)
Soon towards rear, not fluent 2nd, never a factor, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.00Pl:€1.80, €1.02, €1.70EX:€19.30Trifecta:€38.60SF:€14.89

Forecasts

Poli Roi (4/7), Gagas Horse (11/2), The Rory Story (8/1), Trainwreck (8/1), Poet Power (10/1), Stowaway Forever (12/1), Dawn Shadow (16/1), Soleglad (50/1), Danse Away (66/1), The Bronc (66/1), Drumbar Millie (100/1), Kool Lady (100/1), Lakeside Pearl (100/1), Paulie C (100/1), Rock On Barney (100/1)

Verdict

A few of these have already achieved a decent level over hurdles, most notably Gagas Horse who chased home a Mullins hotpot here while looking like this extra 2f would benefit him further. The Rory Story has been off a while but wasn't disgraced in either hurdles outing and is another likely to win in this sphere soon enough. It may however pay to chance POLI ROI on his hurdles debut. An expensive point-to-point winning purchase who took high rank last in bumpers last season. It will be surprising if he isn't a graded performer as a novice so he gets the nod.
  1. Poli Roi
  2. Gagas Horse
  3. The Rory Story

Prize Money

1st: €8,007.002nd: €2,483.003rd: €1,183.004th: €534.005th: €208.00

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