Full Result 4.45 Galway (IRE) | 3 August 2019

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(55-75, 3yo+) 7f Good

1st €10,047 2nd €3,247 3rd €1,547 4th €697 5th €357 6th €187

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Make A Challenge (IRE) 4/1 J M Sheridan ⁷ Denis Gerard Hogan	J M Sheridan ⁷ Denis Gerard Hogan	4	911 6 p	79	63	93	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Crinoline (USA) (Street Cry)
Settled behind leaders, improved into 2nd going well from 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out and stayed on well to assert near finish, comfortably (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

2⁽³⁾ 2½	7. War Hero (IRE) 9/2 Colin Keane Adrian McGuinness	Colin Keane Adrian McGuinness	4	910 tv	71	47	78	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Sugar Mint (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Led, narrow advantage at halfway, ridden into straight and headed under pressure from 1f out, no impression on winner near finish (op 5/1)

3⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	8. Cyrus Dallin 14/1 Killian Leonard Denis Gerard Hogan	Killian Leonard Denis Gerard Hogan	5	99 p¹	70	42	74	–
b g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Munaawashat (IRE) (Marju)
Pushed along and slightly bumped rival start, soon chased leaders, driven on outer over 2f out and under pressure in 3rd into straight, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace to just hold 3rd

4⁽¹⁷⁾ shd [3¾]	14. Caesar's Comet (IRE) 25/1 Joe Doyle Denis Gerard Hogan	Joe Doyle Denis Gerard Hogan	5	93 b	64	35	68	–
b g Acclamation - Star Now (Librettist)
Bumped slightly start, in rear of mid-division, 11th before halfway, progress 2f out, ridden into 4th inside final furlong where no impression on leaders, just failed for 3rd (op 33/1)

5⁽²⁾ 2 [5¾]	5. Angels 7/2F Shane Foley J P Murtagh	Shane Foley J P Murtagh	4	911 p	72	37	70	–
gb f Dark Angel (IRE) - Magic Eye (IRE) (Nayef)
Chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out and no impression on leaders under pressure in 4th entering final furlong, one pace inside final furlong (op 5/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6¼]	16. Dee Sprinter (IRE) 9/1 Ben Coen ⁵ D K Weld	Ben Coen ⁵ D K Weld	3	87	65	25	60	–
b g Clodovil (IRE) - Inourthoughts (IRE) (Desert Style)
Chased leaders, driven in 6th 2f out and no impression on leaders into straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 14/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [7]	4. Sky Moon (IRE) 14/1 Oisin Orr Peter Fahey	Oisin Orr Peter Fahey	4	912 h	73	34	68	–
b c Swiss Spirit - Carte D'Oro (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Dwelt, held up towards rear, raced keenly, 12th before halfway, short of room briefly 2f out, ridden into straight and some late headway from 1f out where not clear run briefly, ran on, nearest finish (op 12/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ shd [7¼]	9. Syrena (IRE) 6/1 Donnacha O'Brien Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	99	76	33	69	–
b f Gale Force Ten - Jamrah (IRE) (Danehill)
Bumped slightly start, waited with, 13th before halfway, some headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out and ridden, no impression in 7th inside final furlong, lost place close home (op 5/1)

9⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [8½]	11. Facethepuckout (IRE) 25/1 Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan	Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan	3	95 tv	72	25	61	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Taarkod (IRE) (Singspiel)
Slightly bumped start and hampered start, held up in rear, pushed along and some headway into straight where ridden, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer (op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [8½]	15. Vocal Duke (IRE) 40/1 Ronan Whelan Brendan W Duke	Ronan Whelan Brendan W Duke	3	90	67	19	56	–
b g Vocalised (USA) - Heir Today (IRE) (Princely Heir)
Close up, close 2nd at halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened (op 33/1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [11]	18. Foreign Legion (IRE) 25/1 Conor Hoban J Larkin	Conor Hoban J Larkin	4	92 tp¹	63	10	47	–
ch g Declaration Of War (USA) - Solar Event (Galileo)
Held up in touch, 7th after 2f, driven over 2f out where checked slightly and no extra between horses into straight, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [11¼]	3. Merited (IRE) 25/1 Shane Crosse ⁵ Mrs Denise Foster	Shane Crosse ⁵ Mrs Denise Foster	6	97	73	19	57	–
b m Art Connoisseur (IRE) - Balmy Choice (IRE) (Balla Cove)
Dwelt and went right start where slightly bumped rival, towards rear, took closer order in 8th before halfway, ridden over 2f out and no extra under pressure out wide into straight, weakened over 1f out, eased near finish

13⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [12]	13. Stormy Air 20/1 Seamie Heffernan Denis Gerard Hogan	Seamie Heffernan Denis Gerard Hogan	5	94 tp	65	9	47	–
b g Bated Breath - Love The Rain (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders early, not much room on inner after 1f and lost place, 9th before halfway, pushed along over 2f out and no impression in 10th into straight, hampered and checked 1f out, one pace after, eased near finish

14⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [12½]	10. Nothing To Lose (IRE) 18/1 Ross Coakley John C McConnell	Ross Coakley John C McConnell	5	98	69	11	50	–
b g Fast Company (IRE) - Invincible Woman (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Slowly into stride and detached in rear, took closer order still in rear before halfway, ridden and no impression into straight, never a factor (op 16/1)

15⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [13¼]	2. Pretty Boy Floyd (IRE) 12/1 Robbie Colgan A J Martin	Robbie Colgan A J Martin	4	100 t	75	15	54	–
ch g Footstepsinthesand - Hitra (USA) (Langfuhr)
Held up in touch, 9th after 1f, 10th before halfway, driven and no impression over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased (op 11/1)

15 ran Off time: 4:46:05 Winning time: 1m 27.26s (slow by 1.26s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Canford Art (reserve), Galtee Mist (coughing), Nam (reserve), Whatharm (bruised foot)
1st owner: M G Hogan & Walter O'Connor & James Joseph Reilly (Make A Challenge) 1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: B T O'Sullivan (War Hero)
3rd owner: Westerners Syndicate (Cyrus Dallin)
Tote win: €4.50 PL: €1.50 €1.80 €8.20 Ex: €20.90 CSF: €22.76 Tricast: €254.21 Trifecta: €259.30

4:45 Galway (IRE) 3 Aug 2019

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