Fast Results

Scores

16:00 Galway

Thursday 2 August 2018

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1517:50

Guinness Novice Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 2.3s

1^st

Calie Du Mesnil

610-13

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Tracked leader, mistake 4th and not fluent 6th, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, ridden before last and led under pressure run-in, kept on well close home op 10/1

2^nd

Sapphire Lady

610-13

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Led, slight mistakes 2nd and 8th, pressed 2 out, ridden and headed run-in, no impression on winner closing stages op 12/1

3^rd

Exchange Rate

611-6

6/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up towards rear, slightly hampered 4 out, headway approaching 2 out and pushed along to challenge last, soon ridden and kept on one pace, no impression closing stages tchd 11/8

4^th

Minella Times

511-6

15/2

T: H De BromheadJ: M P Walsh

Mid-division, 5th 3 out, pushed along in 4th after next and no impression last, no extra run-in op 6/1

5^th

Causey Arch

511-12

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in rear, some headway 2 out, no impression in 5th last, no extra op 6/1

6^th

4 ½

Eamon High

511-6

8/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, headway in 2nd 4 out, pushed along and lost place after 2 out, soon no extra op 10/1

7^th

Boot Camp

511-6

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Mid-division on outer, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden and no impression in 7th entering straight, no extra tchd 11/1

8^th

Awbeg Prince

711-6

25/1

T: M J O'ConnorJ: Mr M C O'Donovan (7)

Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear 2 out, no extra op 20/1

Also Ran

Awayinthewest

610-13

7/1

T: P A FahyJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, 5th halfway, fell 4 out op 8/1

Watch Race Replay

Unlimited race replays of all UK & Irish racing

Access to exclusive features all for FREE - No monthly subscription fee

Log in with your existing Sporting Life, Sky Bet, or Sky Games account. If you don't have any of those, it's completely FREE to register!

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.00Pl:€2.60, €2.80, €1.10EX:€143.60Trifecta:€614.00SF:€109.88

Forecasts

Exchange Rate (6/4), Causey Arch (7/1), Awayinthewest (7/1), Minella Times (15/2), Calie Du Mesnil (8/1), Eamon High (8/1), Boot Camp (10/1), Sapphire Lady (14/1), Awbeg Prince (25/1)

Willie Mullins holds a strong hand here with a quartet of runners and cases can be made for most of them. Exchange Rate unshipped Ruby Walsh here at the first flight earlier in the week having gone off favourite and will be out to make amends while Sapphire Lady is already proving versatile and should have more to offer but perhaps so too will CALIE DU MESNIL. The French import won at Tipperary on debut for the yard and should be plenty fitter here. Causey Arch will needs to improve in the jumping department. Awbeg Prince won at Ballinrobe in May and goes well fresh, he is another that may improve.