16:05 Galway

Sunday 30 October 2022

All12:4013:1513:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:35

Kirby Group Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 11y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:09  |   Winning time: 3m 58.7s
1st
Horse silk
9
5/1
T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan
Soon rear of mid-division, 6th after 2nd, progress to 4th 2 out, headway to lead narrowly before last where not fluent, stayed on well run-in, comfortably op 6/1 tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
5
4/1j
T: E McCarthyJ: G B Noonan (7)
In touch, 4th after 2nd, closed in 3rd 2 out, 2nd last, ridden and kept on run-in, no impression on winner op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
8
13/2
T: T MullinsJ: J M Moore
Mid-division, dropped to 7th after 2nd, 6th 2 out, effort before last, ridden and kept on well in 3rd closing stages, never nearer op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
6/1
T: Mrs G CallaghanJ: L P Dempsey
Led narrowly, headed before 1st, led before 2 out, soon pushed along, headed before last where dropped to 3rd, ridden and weakened in 4th closing stages op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
25/1
T: A LeahyJ: M P Walsh
Towards rear, 9th after 2nd, progress to 7th 2 out, headway last, soon slightly hampered and switched right, ridden and no extra closing stages op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
4/1j
T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper
Mid-division, 5th after 2nd, not much room behind horses after 2 out, 4th last where bad mistake, lost place and not recover op 10/3
7th
Horse silk
8
1
40/1
T: P FentonJ: J P Shinnick (7)
In rear, 10th after 2nd, effort after 2 out, no impression in 8th last, kept on one pace op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
10
9/2
T: J P RyanJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)
In touch, took closer order in 3rd at 2nd, closed travelling well before 2 out, under pressure after 2 out, lost place and weakened quickly before last where not fluent op 5/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
11
50/1
T: M M McNiffJ: P T Enright
Towards rear, 8th after 2nd, weakened before 2 out, never a factor tchd 33/1
10th
Horse silk
16
3
14/1
T: T CooperJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leader and ran freely, led before 1st where not fluent, mistake 3 out (normal 4th), headed and weakened quickly before 2 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

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12
Horse silk
Explosive Boy37
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 8
T: A J Martin  J: P J Carberry
NR
2
Horse silk
Clifton Warrior37
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 6
T: H De Bromhead  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.00Pl:€2.10, €1.80, €2.70EX:€33.40Trifecta:€448.30Tricast:€132.69SF:€25.65

Forecasts

Blanketontheground (4/1), Mount Brown (4/1), Grange Walk (9/2), Fortunedefortunata (5/1), The Dasher Conway (6/1), Takarengo (13/2), Clifton Warrior (10/1), Garrybello (14/1), Cerberus (25/1), Explosive Boy (25/1), Groody Rover (40/1), Staging Post (50/1)

Verdict

MOUNT BROWN picked up where he left off when finishing a good third over this trip at Tipperary 4 weeks ago and, as a low-mileage 5-y-o, he could well be the way to go with the prospect of a little more to come. Explosive Boy caught the ey on return over fences on his latest outing and is worth a look, along with The Dasher Conway.

  1. MOUNT BROWN (IRE)
  2. EXPLOSIVE BOY (FR)
  3. THE DASHER CONWAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Young Fitzy
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 6
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,651.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00

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