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Galway
Sun 27th Oct
Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to Soft (all over) after 2nd race View all races
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Desert Cave (IRE) 6,b g 11-10

Court Cave (IRE)-Big Hill(Beat All)

ts7(1) (H Gettings)
Rated 115

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE911-3.50
P2P310

26th Oct 24 Galway(2m 5f 200yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Rated 115 10/1 10-6 K C Sexton 10th of 10 runners, 83.38L behind Four Clean Aces

4th Sep 24 Kilbeggan(2m 3f Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding; changed to Yielding after Race 2; changed to Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places after Race 4) Rated 114 15/2 11-12 Shane Fitzgerald 3rd of 6 runners, 0.75L and 1.25L behind Churchwarden and Andyourbirdcansing

31st Jul 24 Galway(2m 6f 111yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places (National Hunt); Yielding (Flat)) Rated 116 20/1 10-12 J P Shinnick (7) pulled up of 20 runners, in race won by Talk In The Park

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Desert Cave (IRE)

That was mighty and I’m delighted for Harry who is a great supporter of ours. He’s a horse that won a four-year-old (point-to-point) and had a couple of niggly problems so Harry threw him out into a field for a year. He’s relished a step up in trip and better ground. I suppose he’ll get a good hike in the handicap for that, but it was a very weak race. I thought he was a bit of a monkey when he was running in winners’ races and he got beat in two winners. He went today but maybe not every day!
After Desert Cave (IRE) finished 1st at Kilbeggan on Mon, 17th Jun 2024 3m Hcap Hurdle Good

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-p41
Fenway Park (IRE) 5,b g 11-10

Malinas (GER)-Champagne Ruby(Presenting)

(159) d1 (C Jones)

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE713-5.43

27th Oct 24 Galway(2m 4f 156yds Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to Soft (all over) after 2nd race) 10/3 11-10 K M Donoghue 3rd of 5 runners, 0.5L and 6.5L behind My Great Mate and Prends Garde A Toi

21st May 24 Punchestown(2m 4f 134yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding, yielding in places) 4/7Fav 11-12 K M Donoghue 1st of 16 runners, by 1.25L and 14L from Syracus Du Houx and Lightkeeper

3rd May 24 Punchestown(2m 45yds Hurdle, Yielding, yielding to soft in places CHANGED to Soft after Race 6) 20/1 11-5 S W Flanagan 4th of 14 runners, 7L behind Eagle Fang

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Fenway Park (IRE)

Gavin Cromwell: .That was grand. I suppose with the run at the festival here a repeat performance of that and the two-and-a-half miles looked ideal today,. He was quite professional. I was a little bit worried when the second horse came to him, I thought we were in trouble, but he pulled it out again to be fair to him.
After Fenway Park (IRE) finished 1st at Punchestown on Tue, 21st May 2024 2m 4f Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding

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Itsalladream (IRE) 5,ch g 11-10

My Dream Boat (IRE)-Perilously(Mr Greeley)

hd5(32) c1 (Natalie Gilligan)

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE5128.00
P2P300

27th Oct 24 Galway(2m 4f 156yds Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to Soft (all over) after 2nd race) 15/2 11-5 Jack G Gilligan (5) pulled up of 5 runners, in race won by My Great Mate

25th Sep 24 Listowel(2m Hurdle, Yielding to Soft (Soft after R2)) 16/1 11-7 D J Gilligan 4th of 5 runners, 13.25L behind Zariygann

9th Sep 24 Galway(2m 160yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding CHANGED to good to yielding after 3rd race) 12/1 11-5 Jack G Gilligan (7) 1st of 20 runners, by 0.5L and 1.5L from Oh So Charming and Apple s Of Bresil

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Itsalladream (IRE)

Our eldest lad Liam found this horse from Wexford and he recommended us to buy him, as he had some okay point-to-point form. He isn't the easiest, is tricky and at the start he dropped Jack. Our lads do a great job with him at home, though, and Liam rides him out. He wears the hood as he gets too lit up and getting him from the parade ring to the start is the hard part. In the race he is grand, it was a super ride by Jack and hopefully he will progress now. We won't get too excited with today, it was great to win here and he is a fine big horse who is a right chaser in the making.
After Itsalladream (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Mon, 9th Sep 2024 2m Maiden Hurdle Yielding

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My Great Mate (IRE) 5,gr g 11-10

Jukebox Jury (IRE)-Saine D'esprit(Dom Alco)

(29) c1 d1 bf (Temple Bloodstock Syndicate)

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE10440.60

27th Oct 24 Galway(2m 4f 156yds Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to Soft (all over) after 2nd race) 11/10Fav 11-10 D E Mullins 1st of 5 runners, by 0.5L and 6.5L from Prends Garde A Toi and Fenway Park

28th Sep 24 Listowel(2m 4f Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Soft. Chase: Soft to Heavy) 4/6Fav 11-5 P Townend 2nd of 5 runners, 2.75L behind Where s My Jet

21st Aug 24 Sligo(2m 4f 141yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft) 1/11Fav 11-12 P Townend 1st of 7 runners, by 31L and 15L from Midleton Rare and Boston Rajj

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on My Great Mate (IRE)

it’s a nice new team of people and it was a very brave performance from the horse, having been so keen during the race. If he got beaten today I was happy to go over hurdles but we may give him a break now and come back after Christmas for another bumper. We could wait as he’s only four and keep him a novice over hurdles until next season.
After My Great Mate (IRE) finished 1st at Punchestown on Wed, 11th Oct 2023 2m Bumper Yielding to Soft

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24-1
Prends Garde A Toi (FR) 5,ch g 11-10

Kapgarde (FR)-Fulgurance Mathan(Ballingarry)

(16) (Gigginstown House Stud)

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE412-2.60
P2P100

27th Oct 24 Galway(2m 4f 156yds Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to Soft (all over) after 2nd race) 6/1 11-10 Sam Ewing 2nd of 5 runners, 0.5L behind My Great Mate

11th Oct 24 Downpatrick(2m 5f 180yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding) 2/5Fav 11-4 J W Kennedy 1st of 5 runners, by 2.25L and nk from Augusta George and Marie s March

26th Dec 23 Leopardstown(2m Bumper, Hurdle - Yielding, yielding to soft in places Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) 6/1 11-5 Mr H C Swan (5) 4th of 12 runners, 10.5L behind Goldinthemountains

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Heroes Rise (IRE) 4,br g 11-8

Sandmason (GB)-Turbine Hill(Hubbly Bubbly)

(87) d1 (Brendan Scully)

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE511-1.75
P2P110

27th Oct 24 Galway(2m 4f 156yds Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to Soft (all over) after 2nd race) 6/1 11-1 C P Millar (7) 4th of 5 runners, 23L behind My Great Mate

1st Aug 24 Galway(2m 4f 156yds Hurdle, Flat: Yielding. N.H.: Good, good to yielding in places CHANGED on the N.H. course after 5th race to Good ) 16/1 11-0 J W Kennedy 6th of 12 runners, 12L behind Donnie Devito

1st Jun 24 Listowel(2m 4f 80yds Maiden Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) 9/4 10-8 C P Millar (4) 1st of 11 runners, by 7L and 4.5L from How About No and Napper Tandy

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Heroes Rise (IRE)

the yard are in class form and all the summer horses are in and flying. I liked this horse, he had done nothing wrong on his previous runs although greeness probably beat him. The conditions for today's race suited better and he travelled, settled, jumped and did everything right.
After Heroes Rise (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Sat, 1st Jun 2024 2m 4f Maiden Hurdle Good

Probable SP 13/8 My Great Mate, 4/1 Prends Garde A Toi, Fenway Park, 7/1 Heroes Rise, 8/1 Desert Cave, Itsalladream.

Previous Years
2023 Sequestered 5 11-3 Jack G Gilligan 7/2 (Paul John Gilligan)
2022 Favorite Moon 5 11-10 L P Dempsey 6/5 (William Durkan)
2021 Ballywilliam Boy 6 11-12 D J O'Keeffe 9/4 (Michael Hourigan)

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