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14:45 Galway

Thursday 3 August 2023

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:4018:10

Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 31.4s

1^st

Hercule Du Seuil

611-5

8/11f

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh

Made all, 2 lengths advantage halfway, joined briefly after 2 out, pushed along to assert after last, kept on well from over 1f out, easily op 4/6

2^nd

6 ½

Solness

511-5

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: S Fitzgerald

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress on inner to go 2nd after jumping the last, soon ridden and kept on, no impression on winner op 22/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

Ballyadam

811-1

6/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, progress into 2nd halfway, disputed briefly 2 out, soon headed and dropped to 3rd entering straight, no extra and kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 7/1

4^th

7 ½

Elle Perfecta

710-8

33/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: B Hayes

Towards rear, 5th halfway, went 4th 3 out, pushed along in 6th after last, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out

5^th

1 ¾

Heia

610-8

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Towards rear, progress into 4th halfway, 6th 3 out, pushed along in 5th after last, soon ridden and kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

4 ½

Tax For Max

611-1

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Towards rear, 7th halfway, progress into 5th 3 out, went 4th next, soon ridden and no extra from last, kept on one pace tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2

7^th

Lieutenant Highway

611-1

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Prominent early, dropped to 6th halfway, no impression from 3 out, completely tailed off op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Choice Of Words

810-8

18/1

T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin

Mid division, bad mistake 2nd, towards rear halfway, no impression when pulled up before 3 out op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

I A Connect³⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: J W Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.73Pl:€1.10, €5.20, €1.30EX:€27.90Trifecta:€112.40SF:€30.18

Forecasts

Hercule Du Seuil (8/11), Heia (4/1), Ballyadam (6/1), Tax For Max (13/2), I A Connect (12/1), Choice Of Words (18/1), Solness (33/1), Elle Perfecta (33/1), Lieutenant Highway (33/1)

Willie Mullins has a very strong hand, particularly with HERCULE DU SEUIL and Heia. The latter receives a sex allowance and is clearly a promising mare but there's an air of star quality about the former, who will be tough to contain if he gets into his rhythm.