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Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle
2m130y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 10.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Involved in early argument for command - went clear after 1st - challenged at intervals - matched stride 3 out - edged back in front approaching 2 out - driven out on the run-in and quickened clear - won comfortably
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - pushed along two out - unable to close from second and stayed on in the same rhythm to finish second
Mr P J O'Neill (7)
John F O'Neill
Shared the front early - sat just behind the pacesetter after the 1st then vied for the front around 3 out - pressed for a response 2 out - couldn't quicken and slipped to 2nd entering the straight - dropped to 3rd approaching the last - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Darragh O'Keeffe
Paul W Flynn
Settled off the pace - hesitant start - up in 4th at halfway - pressed for a response with none forthcoming before 2 out - dropped away and finished well adrift
E Walsh
Patrick John Reilly
Held up at back - urged into effort 4 out - dropped away and finished a distant last
Non-runners: Deanery Charlie (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.