14:25 Galway
Tuesday 10 October 2017
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Mervue Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus | 2m 2f 206y | Yielding to Soft | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 57.2s
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders, 4th after 5th, led on inner approaching straight, soon pressed, stayed on best run-in op 10/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Tracked leaders, 5th after 5th, mistake 2 out, good headway on outer from before straight, challenged and every chance from before last, kept on without matching winner on stand's rail run-in tchd 4/6
T: A MaguireJ: P Townend
Held up, slight mistake 4th, 8th after 5th, slight mistake 8th, closer in 6th 2 out, chased front pair and kept on same pace without threatening run-in op 5/1
T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey
Disputed lead early, led from 3rd, headed approaching straight, no extra and one pace last op 10/1
T: Mrs D A LoveJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, 3rd after 5th, no extra and one pace last op 25/1
T: H De BromheadJ: B J Cooper
Disputed lead early, prominent in 2nd, not match front pair when mistake last, no extra and one pace run-in op 10/1 tchd 7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh
Slightly slow 1st, chased leaders, 6th after 5th, no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra
T: T J Nagle-JrJ: S J Gray (3)
Mid-division early, 7th after 5th, no impression after 3 out, no extra next
T: G P CromwellJ: G N Fox
Held up, slight mistake 4th, 10th after 5th, no impression from 3 out, no extra next op 66/1
T: N CarolanJ: D F O'Regan
In rear, pushed along at stages, never a factor
T: D DonovanJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division early, 9th after 5th, slight mistake 8th, no impression from 3 out, no extra next
T: P G KellyJ: A W Short (7)
Towards rear, pushed along from 6th, soon no danger
T: Mrs M DanagherJ: L P Flynn (3)
Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, mistake 6th and pushed along, not fluent 7th and under pressure, slight mistake 3 out and weakened, completely tailed off
Also Ran
T: G T LynchJ: Mr L P Gilligan (7)
Held up, 11th after 5th, pushed along from next, slight mistake 8th, soon no extra, pulled up before last
T: S NolanJ: P E Corbett (3)
Soon towards rear, not fluent 2nd, never a factor, pulled up before last
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€10.00Pl:€1.80, €1.02, €1.70EX:€19.30Trifecta:€38.60SF:€14.89
Forecasts
Poli Roi (4/7), Gagas Horse (11/2), The Rory Story (8/1), Trainwreck (8/1), Poet Power (10/1), Stowaway Forever (12/1), Dawn Shadow (16/1), Soleglad (50/1), Danse Away (66/1), The Bronc (66/1), Drumbar Millie (100/1), Kool Lady (100/1), Lakeside Pearl (100/1), Paulie C (100/1), Rock On Barney (100/1)
A few of these have already achieved a decent level over hurdles, most notably Gagas Horse who chased home a Mullins hotpot here while looking like this extra 2f would benefit him further. The Rory Story has been off a while but wasn't disgraced in either hurdles outing and is another likely to win in this sphere soon enough. It may however pay to chance POLI ROI on his hurdles debut. An expensive point-to-point winning purchase who took high rank last in bumpers last season. It will be surprising if he isn't a graded performer as a novice so he gets the nod.
- Poli Roi
- Gagas Horse
- The Rory Story
Prize Money
1st: €8,007.002nd: €2,483.003rd: €1,183.004th: €534.005th: €208.00
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