Full Result 5.55 Galway (IRE) | 12 September 2023

Galway Handicap

(47-70, 4yo+) (7f24yds) 7f Soft

1st €6,195 2nd €1,995 3rd €945 4th €420 5th €210 6th €105

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	9. Purring Along (IRE) 7/2 Nathan Crosse S M Duffy	Nathan Crosse S M Duffy	4	87	47	31	65	–
b f Urban Poet (USA) - Little Brown Jug (IRE) (Le Cadre Noir)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, soon went clear, readily (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 5	2. Mercurial (IRE) 100/30F Sean D Bowen ⁷ John J Nallen	Sean D Bowen ⁷ John J Nallen	4	97	68	37	72	–
b g Prince Of Lir (IRE) - Conjuring (IRE) (Showcasing)
Pressed leaders, raced in third after 1f, went second over 2f out, carried head awkwardly and outpaced 1f out, kept on, no match for winner (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

3⁽²⁾ nk [5¼]	10. Talking Tough (IRE) 18/1 Chris Hayes S M Duffy	Chris Hayes S M Duffy	6	87 tp	47	15	50	–
b g Tough As Nails (IRE) - Granny On Fire (IRE) (Trade Fair)
Towards rear of midfield, headway over 1f out, no chance with winner but kept on inside final furlong, went third final strides (op 20/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [5½]	5. Storm Eric (IRE) 13/2 James Ryan ⁷ Jamie Flynn	James Ryan ⁷ Jamie Flynn	4	86 t	53	20	56	–
b g Estidhkaar (IRE) - Storm (IRE) (Excellent Art)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, disputing second but outpaced 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong, kept on (op 5/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [7]	8. Phoenix Open (USA) 16/1 Leigh Roche S M Duffy	Leigh Roche S M Duffy	7	87 t	47	9	46	–
b g Scat Daddy (USA) - Katie Get Excited (USA) (Stevie Wonderboy)
Held up in rear, some headway but no chance with winner when switched left inside final furlong, kept on (op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [8½]	6. Pimstrel (IRE) 5/1 Rory Cleary Laura Hourigan	Rory Cleary Laura Hourigan	7	811 p	51	8	46	–
b m Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Grand Minstrel (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, towards rear, rapid headway to lead after 1f, headed 1f out, soon lost position and weakened (op 11/2)

7⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	11. Tijuana 22/1 Killian Leonard David Edward Finn	Killian Leonard David Edward Finn	5	87 p	47	–	37	–
bb g Territories (IRE) - Virginia Hall (Medicean)
Started quickly, took keen hold, led, headed and in touch with leaders after 1f, hampered and dropped to rear 2f out, no telling impression (jockey said gelding got interfered with about 2f out) (op 20/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [12¾]	4. Dance Emperor (IRE) 18/1 Ben Coen Peter Fahey	Ben Coen Peter Fahey	8	96	60	4	43	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Dance Avenue (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, always behind (op 12/1 tchd 20/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 42 [54¾]	7. Golden Freckle (IRE) 7/2 Jamie Powell ⁵ T J O'Mara	Jamie Powell ⁵ T J O'Mara	4	82	47	–	–	–
ch f Red Jazz (USA) - Lunar Ring (IRE) (Whipper)
Took keen hold, pressed leaders, raced in second after 1f, lost position and hung right over 2f out, dropped to last and eased final furlong, tailed off (jockey said filly hung right throughout) (op 9/2 tchd 10/3)

9 ran Off time: 5:55:18 Winning time: 1m 31.54s (slow by 4.04s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Giuseppe Cassioli (unsuitable ground), Inablink (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Michelle Shannon (Purring Along) 1st breeder: David Mooney
2nd owner: John J Nallen (Mercurial)
3rd owner: Garry Fleming (Talking Tough)
Tote win: €4.20 PL: €2 €1.10 €5.30 Ex: €18.30 CSF: €16.08 Tricast: €186.46 Trifecta: €152.60

5:55 Galway (IRE) 12 Sep 2023

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