Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle

1st

Witches Familiar (FR)

No. 9

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

4 11-0 –

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

3:58.10 £12,600

Settled just off the pace - made smooth progress to share the front 2 out - went in front approaching the straight - driven and kept finding more up the run-in for a comfortable success

2nd

Mino Des Mottes (FR) ^t

No. 3

4yo, 11-7, OR 123

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

4 11-7 123

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

8½ £4,200

Sat behind the front-runner in 2nd - shared the front at the 6th - shaken up and drew level 2 out - driven and overtaken approaching the straight - unable to threaten the winner and ran on at an unchanged gear

3rd

Arouet (FR) ^p

No. 1

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Daniel King · T: P Twomey

4 11-7 –

Daniel King

P Twomey

4¾ £2,101

Settled in the pack - driven and made ground into 4th then up to 3rd 2 out but unable to get on terms with the front pair - ran on at an unchanged gear up the run-in

4th

Dawn Coming (IRE) ^t

No. 5

4yo, 11-0, OR 117

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: C Byrnes

4 11-0 117

Darragh O'Keeffe

C Byrnes

5½ £1,050

Held up towards the back of the pack - shaken up and made progress before being severely hampered 2 out - driven in a modest 5th at the last - up to 4th inside the final furlong and ran on

5th

William F Browne (IRE) ^p

No. 8

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Paul W Flynn

4 11-0 –

Danny Gilligan

Paul W Flynn

4¼ £630

Towards the back - shaken up before 2 out - driven and made progress into 4th approaching the straight - back to 5th inside the final furlong with nothing more to offer

6th

Mento (FR)

No. 2

4yo, 11-7, OR 112

J: Donagh Meyler · T: Thomas Cooper

4 11-7 112

Donagh Meyler

Thomas Cooper

11 £420

Settled just off the pace - advanced to share the front at the 6th before being driven and overtaken ahead of 2 out - made no impact

7th

Like An Ocean (IRE)

No. 6

4yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Harry Sexton (7) · T: Adrian Sexton

4 10-7 –

Harry Sexton (7)

Adrian Sexton

18

Settled in the pack - driven before 2 out - made no impact

8th

The Chancie Grey (IRE)

No. 11

4yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: John Joseph Hanlon

4 10-7 –

Conor Stone-Walsh

John Joseph Hanlon

7½

Held up at the back throughout - hampered at the 1st - no threat at any stage

9th

Tex Amare (GER)

No. 10

4yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Danny Mullins · T: Anthony Mullins

4 10-7 –

Danny Mullins

Anthony Mullins

23

Set the pace - shaken up and caught ahead of 2 out then soon driven and overtaken - faded approaching the straight

F

Munsif (IRE)

No. 7

4yo, 11-0, OR 121

J: Phillip Enright · T: C Byrnes

4 11-0 121

Phillip Enright

C Byrnes

-

Settled in the pack - shaken up and made progress into 3rd before falling 2 out

F

Carmel's Phoenix (IRE) ^ht

No. 4

4yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Thomas O'Connor (7) · T: Mark Fahey

4 10-7 –

Thomas O'Connor (7)

Mark Fahey

-

Racing in the pack before falling at the 1st