Full Result 8.00 Galway (IRE) | 1 August 2018

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(3yo) (1m123yds) 1m½f Soft

1st €18,450 2nd €5,700 3rd €2,700 4th €1,200 5th €450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Espere (IRE) 10/1 Colin Keane G M Lyons	Colin Keane G M Lyons	3	911	90	93	100	–
b f Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Convent Girl (IRE) (Bishop Of Cashel)
Mid-division, 6th over 3f out, ridden 2f out and progress between horses to go 2nd 1f out where hung left slightly, hung right under pressure 150yds out and hampered rival, led 100yds out and kept on strongly (op 8/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	4. Mr Top Hat 12/1 Declan McDonogh David Evans	Declan McDonogh David Evans	3	99	88	83	91	–
b g Helmet (AUS) - Tut (IRE) (Intikhab)
Close-up, soon settled in 2nd, pushed along over 2f out and kept on well under pressure, dropped to close 3rd on rail 1f out, hampered 100yds out and lost ground, rallied to go 2nd close home (op 14/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3]	10. My Silver Nails (IRE) 8/1 Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany	Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany	3	92 h	81	74	83	–
gr f Tough As Nails (IRE) - The Silver Crown (IRE) (Verglas)
Chased leaders, 3rd over 3f out, progress to lead over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on strongly under pressure, headed 100yds out and soon no extra, dropped to 3rd close home (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [4½]	7. Spiorad Saoirse 7/1 Ben Coen ⁷ Andrew Slattery	Ben Coen ⁷ Andrew Slattery	3	813	85	73	84	–
b g Iffraaj - Alsalwa (IRE) (Nayef)
Mid-division, 7th over 3f out, ridden over 2f out and progress to go 4th under 2f out, not quicken but kept on well under pressure, slightly hampered under 100yds out and no extra close home (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	1. Yulong Emperor (IRE) 7/2F Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	3	912	91	74	86	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Missvinski (USA) (Stravinsky)
Chased leaders on outer, 4th over 3f out, soon pushed along and went 3rd briefly from 2f out, soon ridden but no extra and kept on same pace (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [6¾]	8. Monkeylou (IRE) 20/1 Wayne Lordan Gordon Elliott	Wayne Lordan Gordon Elliott	3	95	84	65	78	–
b g Dream Ahead (USA) - Expectation (IRE) (Night Shift)
Chased leaders, 5th over 3f out, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, one pace (op 16/1)

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [7¼]	6. Beach Wedding (IRE) 10/1 Rory Cleary J P Murtagh	Rory Cleary J P Murtagh	3	96	85	64	78	–
b f Footstepsinthesand - Lovers Peace (IRE) (Oratorio)
Close-up, soon led, pushed along 3f out and headed over 2f out, no extra and weakened (op 9/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [7¼]	11. Beckwith Place (IRE) 7/1 Ronan Whelan Tracey Collins	Ronan Whelan Tracey Collins	3	91	80	58	73	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Sweet Afton (IRE) (Mujadil)
In rear and pushed along early, ridden 3f out and some headway on outer but no extra under pressure from 2f out (op 7/1 tchd 15/2 and 13/2)

9⁽¹³⁾ 4 [11¼]	16. Big Bad Sal (IRE) 20/1 Chris Hayes H Rogers	Chris Hayes H Rogers	3	84 1 p¹	69	35	53	–
bb f Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Sally Wood (CAN) (Woodman)
Bit slowly into stride and pushed along, in rear, ridden 3f out and soon no impression, stayed on same pace (op 16/1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 22 [33¼]	9. Pretty Boy Floyd (IRE) 8/1 W J Lee A J Martin	W J Lee A J Martin	3	93 t¹	82	–	17	–
ch c Footstepsinthesand - Hitra (USA) (Langfuhr)
Mid-division, ridden over 3f out but no impression over 2f out and detached entering final furlong, eased (op 10/1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [34¾]	13. Hypnotic Force 20/1 Sean Davis G M Lyons	Sean Davis G M Lyons	3	90	79	–	11	–
b f Lethal Force (IRE) - Hip (Pivotal)
Towards rear, ridden 3f out and some progress but no extra under 2f out and weakened, eased entering final furlong and detached, eased

12⁽²⁾ nk [35]	15. Spanish Soprano (IRE) 16/1 Conor Hoban Timothy Doyle	Conor Hoban Timothy Doyle	3	86	71	–	2	–
b f Lope De Vega (IRE) - Devious Soprano (IRE) (Orpen)
Slowly into stride and pushed along, in rear of mid-division, ridden over 3f out but no impression, detached entering final furlong, eased (op 20/1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 25 [60]	3. Wentwood 10/1 Oisin Orr ³ D K Weld	Oisin Orr ³ D K Weld	3	98	90	–	–	–
b g Pour Moi (IRE) - Desert Liaison (Dansili)
Mid-division, slight stumble in 8th 4f out, ridden 3f out but soon no extra and weakened, detached entering final furlong, eased (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

13 ran Off time: 8:01:21 Winning time: 1m 56.69s (slow by 9.29s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Future Proof (temperature), Rawaan (declared in error), Shifted Strategy (declared in error)
1st owner: Anamoine Limited (Espere) 1st breeder: Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc
2nd owner: B McCabe & Mrs E Evans (Mr Top Hat)
3rd owner: L Mulvany (My Silver Nails)
Tote win: €12 PL: €3.40 €3.40 €2.50 Ex: €126 CSF: €125.87 Tricast: €1,007.96 Trifecta: €956.90

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

8:00 Galway (IRE) 1 Aug 2018

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