17:25 Galway

Saturday 5 August 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2517:55

McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap (50-80)

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 3f 180y  |   Heavy  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:25  |   Winning time: 2m 41.49s
1st
Horse silk
3
(17)
2/1f
T: J G MurphyJ: G F Carroll
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and went 2nd entering straight, ridden and led 150 yards out, kept on well op 15/8 tchd 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
17
(11)
3/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: B M Coen
Tracked leader, disputed lead halfway and led approaching straight, pushed along and 2 lengths clear 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and headed 150 yards out, no impression on winner
3rd
Horse silk
¾
1
(7)
12/1
T: N C KellyJ: Sorcha Woods (7)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, headway between horses to go 3rd early final furlong, kept on well op 14/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
(5)
510-2
11/2
T: C D TimmonsJ: Adam Caffrey (5)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and headway in 4th approaching straight, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
½
14
(21)
33/1
T: Paul MulliganJ: R M Mulligan (10)
Held up in rear early, headway to track leaders after 4f and 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
8
(1)
49-12
22/1
T: Ian DonoghueJ: S Foley
Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and went 5th approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(15)
10/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: C Horgan (7)
Towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
1
16
(14)
40/1
T: L ComerJ: N M Crosse
Towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, soon ridden and 9th 2f out, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 25/1
9th
Horse silk
2
5
(10)
410-0
9/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression towards rear approaching straight, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out, never a factor op 10/1 tchd 11/1
10th
Horse silk
3
10
(19)
7/1
T: A SlatteryJ: A J Slattery
Soon led, joined halfway, pushed along and headed approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 6th 1f out, no extra op 9/1 tchd 13/2
11th
Horse silk
37
6
(4)
66/1
T: L ComerJ: P A Harnett (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place 4f out, soon towards rear and eased over 1f out, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 80/1

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20
(6)
Horse silk
Oranmore1
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 7
T: L Comer  J: Reserve 2
NR
19
(20)
Horse silk
Global Export1
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 5
T: G P Cromwell  J: Reserve 1
NR
7
(13)
Horse silk
Wild Dollar70
Weight: 9-13|  Age: 5
T: E & P Harty  J: C D Hayes
NR
15
(8)
Horse silk
Luke Short434
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 6
T: N Meade  J: C T Keane
NR
18
(2)
Horse silk
Mads Black Eights8
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 7
T: M J Smith  J: J A Heffernan
NR
13
(16)
Horse silk
One Cool Poet1
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 11
T: M J Smith  J: W J Lee
NR
12
(9)
Horse silk
No Thanks1
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 7
T: M J Smith  J: J Kearney
NR
11
(18)
Horse silk
Expound25
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 4
T: D Hogan  J: J M Sheridan
NR
9
(3)
Horse silk
Wasthatok12
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 5
T: G P Cromwell  J: R Whearty
NR
21
(12)
Horse silk
All In Peder2
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: E Mullins  J: Reserve 3
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.20, €1.50, €3.50EX:€10.30Trifecta:€102.40Tricast:€60.53SF:€8.18

Forecasts

Mon Coeur (2/1), Granville Street (3/1), Razdan (11/2), Dark Note (7/1), Expound (8/1), Banned (9/1), Molly's Gamble (10/1), One Cool Poet (10/1), All In Peder (10/1), Herculaneum (12/1), Luke Short (12/1), Wild Dollar (14/1), Wasthatok (14/1), Oranmore (20/1), Global Export (20/1), Mads Black Eights (20/1), Oriole (22/1), No Thanks (25/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (33/1), Desert Wind (40/1), In Favour (66/1)

Verdict

MON COEUR left his previous Flat form in his wake when runner-up in a big-field handicap here on Wednesday (well clear of the rest) and his claims are fairly obvious from the same mark. Expound and Granville Street head the opposition.

  1. MON COEUR (IRE)
  2. EXPOUND
  3. GRANVILLE STREET (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Aqwaam
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 4
8/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,201.002nd: €3,400.003rd: €1,700.004th: €850.005th: €510.006th: €340.00

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