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3.40 2m. 6f. 80yds. Hcap Hurdle 4-y-o plus 13 Declared
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1st - €13,200.00 2nd - €4,400.00 3rd - €2,200.00 4th - €1,100.00 5th - €660.00 6th - €440.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - CHAMPELLA put in an excellent performance to beat a big field in a mares' handicap hurdle over the minimum trip at the Galway Festival. She was winning form over an extended 2m4f, so should cope with this trip. Tom Harney is back on board and his 7lb claim offsets the bulk of the 9lb rise she got for winning in Ballybrit. Littlebiggie has been very consistent throughout this year and her victory came over an almost identical trip at this track in May. The returning Real Steel and Gold Speed both have the ability to get involved if fully wound up for action, while Sligo winner Early Arrival is another to note.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (140 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.
Ocovango (GB)-Shuil Sheeran(Flemensfirth)
(21) c1 (Basil Holian)Rated 132
3rd Aug 24 Galway(2m 6f 108yds Hcap Hurdle, N.H.: Yielding. Flat: Soft) Rated 132 15/2 11-3 K M Donoghue pulled up(18 ran) in race won by The Wallpark
27th May 24 Ballinrobe(2m 6f 131yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 132 4/1Fav 11-11 K M Donoghue brought down(15 ran) in race won by Baltic Bird
30th Apr 24 Punchestown(2m 149yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 133 5/1 11-2 S W Flanagan 15th of 24 runners, 28.5L behind Daddy Long Legs
Champs Elysees (GB)-Dibella(Observatory)
(24) (Sarsfields Racing Syndicate)Rated 125
31st Jul 24 Galway(2m 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places (National Hunt); Yielding (Flat)) Rated 116 10/1 10-7 D J O Keeffe 1st of 19 runners, by 2L and 5L from Miss Fourie and Royal Eagle
12th Jul 24 Kilbeggan(2m 3f 60yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding) Rated 116 7/2Fav 10-6 T P Harney (7) 4th of 15 runners, 17L behind The Wallpark
10th Jun 24 Roscommon(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R5)) Rated 115 11/2 10-1 T P Harney (7) 2nd of 12 runners, 4.25L behind West Away
In the last 3 years Champella (IRE) has met
Loup Breton (IRE)-Kalimina(Monsun)
(241) (Tadhg Moynihan)Rated 123
27th Dec 23 Leopardstown(3m 100yds Hcap Chase, Heavy (Hurdle course); Soft (Chase)) Rated 133 28/1 10-10 C P McNamara 3rd of 27 runners, 4.5L and 4.75L behind Meetingofthewaters and Panda Boy
18th Nov 23 Cheltenham(2m 7f 208yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 126 16/1 10-7 D E Mullins 5th of 15 runners, 22.5L behind Buddy One
22nd Oct 23 Limerick(3m Hcap Chase, Hurdle: Soft to heavy, heavy in places. Chase: Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 134 18/1 10-8 C P McNamara 6th of 12 runners, 7L behind Gevrey
Quotes on Real Steel (FR)
It was brilliant the way it worked out. A huge thanks to Tadhg Moynihan, I picked him out at the sales and rang him and asked if he would buy him. He said Eric if you want him and I said 'I don't want to go home without him'. So I bought him but he paid for him. He paid for himself today. To win one of these handicaps is great. He was well handicapped if we could rekindle him, he spent two years doing nothing in England, whatever went wrong there. We changed his routine and we were always very kind to him. We brought him a few different places to work and we never took him off the bridle. We trained him like he was a real good horse and he always worked against horses that he could beat just to try and mentally get him back to where he was. He was a real good horse. He was only beaten seven-and-a-quarter lengths in a Gold Cup. I met Tadhg in Listowel one year, he was a great friend of Sean Currans', and we've been great friends ever since. He always said he'd love to win the Kerry National so I bought this fella to try and win it. He'll be there next year but this will do!. Conor gave him a great ride and did everything right so it's fantastic.After Real Steel (FR) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Tue, 27th Dec 2022 3m Hcap Chase Soft
In the last 3 years Real Steel (FR) has met
Gold Well (GB)-Ornella Speed(Vertical Speed)
(336) (Anthony F McLoughlin, Sean Coyne & Conor McLoughlin)Rated 122
23rd Sep 23 Listowel(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Rated 118 17/2 10-7 S W Flanagan 1st of 13 runners, by 0.75L and 0.75L from Bugs Moran and Buddy One
6th Aug 23 Galway(2m 160yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (NH); Soft (Flat), changed to Yielding to Soft after Race 5 (good, good to yielding in places after R6)) Rated 116 6/1 12-0 B W Harvey 2nd of 14 runners, 3.5L behind Teed Up
29th May 23 Ballinrobe(2m 6f 92yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 117 15/2 10-4 D F O Regan 6th of 16 runners, 7.25L behind Lunar Power
Quotes on Gold Speed (IRE)
As a young horse he showed a lot of potential and he’s after coming back off three career threatening injuries. I’ve never had a winner in Listowel before and I’ve had plenty of seconds and thirds over the past 15 years. He was in earlier in the week and I didn’t run him because of the ground. I knew he was real well coming here and on the back of the run in Galway, I was expected a big run. Everything is a bonus with him now and luckily the last year and a half he’s been very good. We don’t over race him and we keep him fresh.After Gold Speed (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Sat, 23rd Sep 2023 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Yielding to Soft
Falco (USA)-Ignited(Colmore Row)
(133) (Shane Carmody)Rated 121
13th Apr 24 Aintree(3m 210yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 139 25/1 10-13 C P McNamara 10th of 13 runners, 39.06L behind Cruz Control
10th Mar 24 Limerick(2m 6f 120yds Hcap Chase, Hurdle/bumper: Heavy. Chase: Soft to heavy, heavy in places) Rated 128 3/1 11-12 C P McNamara 1st of 8 runners, by 6.5L and 2.25L from Sir Bob and R evelyn Pleasure
21st Jan 24 Thurles(2m 5f 132yds Hcap Chase, Hurdle: soft. Chase: soft, yielding in places CHANGED to soft after 2nd race.) Rated 121 16/1 11-3 C P McNamara 1st of 13 runners, by 7L and 0.5L from R evelyn Pleasure and Mount Frisco
Quotes on Falco Blitz (IRE)
Dad is gone to Lanzarote for the week of Cheltenham — he told me he has gone sunning himself but unless he gets it through the bar window, he'll struggle!After Falco Blitz (IRE) finished 1st at Limerick on Sun, 10th Mar 2024 2m 6f Hcap Chase Heavy
In the last 3 years Falco Blitz (IRE) has met
Ask (GB)-Mountain Heather(Luso)
hd6(20) cd1 (Mrs Siobhan Hogan)Rated 121
4th Aug 24 Galway(3m 60yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (NH); Heavy (Flat)) Rated 118 12/1 11-4 L Quinlan (3) 2nd of 16 runners, 6L behind Flicker Of Hope
2nd Jun 24 Kilbeggan(3m 1f 32yds Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) 9/4Fav 11-0 L Quinlan (3) 2nd of 6 runners, 4.5L behind Paggane
13th May 24 Killarney(2m 6f 100yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding) 7/2 10-8 L Quinlan (5) 1st of 16 runners, by 4.25L and 4.5L from Wudya and Kudasheva
Quotes on Littlebiggie (IRE)
She was running well last winter but if she had been younger, I wouldn't have run her during the winter but it was just to get the experience into her. She had been buzzy and I won't say she was a handful but was just that little bit babyish. That ground, jumping out smartly like that and the trip were important to her. She doesn't quicken but has a good high tempo and is a nice one to have for the summer. You'd like to think she'll be a better mare over fences too as she jumps great. Liam (Quinlan) is in with me, so knows her and knows how to ride her, and Martin (Hogan, owner) is from right across the road.After Littlebiggie (IRE) finished 1st at Killarney on Mon, 13th May 2024 2m 6f Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding
Salutino (GER)-Muffles Girl(Kalanisi)
(112) (Gavin Cromwell Racing Ltd)Rated 121
4th May 24 Punchestown(3m 7f 68yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 131 9/1 11-0 C Stone-Walsh (5) pulled up of 21 runners, in race won by The Gradual Slope
26th Apr 24 Downpatrick(3m 4f 165yds Hcap Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 129 11/2 10-10 C Stone-Walsh (5) fell of 14 runners, in race won by Jumping Jet
3rd Feb 24 Musselburgh(3m 7f 76yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 132 5/1 11-4 Ben Harvey (3) 4th of 12 runners, 31L behind Inis Oirr
Quotes on Peaches And Cream (IRE)
He ran a cracker in the Ulster National (third) and I left him a little bit short for that race, to be honest. I probably should have given him a run over hurdles before it. I was confident that he’d run a big race here today. We’ll see what the handicapper does but I suppose the Midlands National at Kilbeggan would be an obvious race to look at. He’s kept improving a bit and has youth on his side. He’s not that big and was a 1200 quid August Sale horse. He’s been a good servant. He might improve enough to be an Irish National horse, you never know.After Peaches And Cream (IRE) finished 1st at Punchestown on Sat, 30th Apr 2022 3m 7f Hcap Chase Yielding to Soft
Jukebox Jury (IRE)-Adira(Lomitas)
cp7(24) (P Budds)Rated 116
31st Jul 24 Galway(2m 6f 111yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places (National Hunt); Yielding (Flat)) Rated 116 25/1 10-12 P Hanlon (7) fell of 20 runners, in race won by Talk In The Park
1st Jun 24 Listowel(2m 4f 80yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 116 7/2 11-0 C P Millar (7) pulled up of 13 runners, in race won by All For Rachel
11th May 24 Cork(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 108 8/1 11-2 C P Millar (7) 1st of 17 runners, by 2L and 0.5L from Ring O Roses and Joyeux Vivo
Quotes on Anyway (GER)
It had gone too soft for him at Listowel (last September) and I don't know what happened at Fairyhouse (October) as he never travelled,. He has been in great order and it was Carl's first time riding for me. We'll go for another hurdle but can also go over fences as he has schooled over them. Hopefully he'll have a nice summer.After Anyway (GER) finished 1st at Cork on Sat, 11th May 2024 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Good
Flemensfirth (USA)-Midsummer Drama(King's Theatre)
(24) (Cora Greene & Vera Deegan)Rated 113
31st Jul 24 Galway(2m 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places (National Hunt); Yielding (Flat)) Rated 113 16/1 10-4 J J Slevin 7th of 19 runners, 10.06L behind Champella
16th May 24 Clonmel(2m 3f Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places: changed to Yielding after Race 2) Rated 102 10/3Fav 11-7 D E Mullins 1st of 16 runners, by 6L and 0.5L from Early Arrival and Jake Peter
3rd May 24 Punchestown(2m 45yds Hurdle, Yielding, yielding to soft in places CHANGED to Soft after Race 6) Rated 101 100/1 10-5 Conor Clarke (7) 6th of 14 runners, 8.38L behind Eagle Fang
Quotes on Ballycashin (IRE)
We were thinking a Flemensfirth wanted soft ground and I’d say she’s a better mare on a bit of nice ground. Danny decided to ride her chilly out the back to let her get into a rhythm and she won well. We were surprised that she hasn’t done that up to now but I’d say we were riding her wrong and on the wrong ground. We might continue for the summer.After Ballycashin (IRE) finished 1st at Clonmel on Thu, 16th May 2024 2m 3f Hcap Hurdle Yielding
In the last 3 years Ballycashin (IRE) has met
Champs Elysees (GB)-Inch Sunset(Zaffaran)
cp2(12) (T J Doran)Rated 113
12th Aug 24 Ballinrobe(3m 1f 182yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Rated 106 11/4 10-9 D J O Keeffe 1st of 5 runners, by 4.5L and 14L from Flidais and I Am Rocco
4th Jul 24 Tipperary(2m 4f 90yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding, Good in places) Rated 106 9/4JFav 11-4 D J O Keeffe 3rd of 18 runners, nk and 2.5L behind Secrecies Of Stone and Folly Beach
9th Jun 24 Punchestown(2m 7f 66yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places; changed to Yielding after Race 5) Rated 106 4/1 10-9 K C Sexton 4th of 13 runners, 7.5L behind So They Tell Me
In the last 3 years Dorans Law (IRE) has met
Sir Prancealot (IRE)-Desert's Queen(Desert Prince)
(16) d1 bf (Morgan Ryan & Hugh Paul Finegan)Rated 111 Won When Rated 116
8th Aug 24 Leopardstown(1m 7f Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 55 10/3JFav 1 Mr E Finegan (7) 4th of 10 runners, 5.63L behind Elzaamsan
7th Aug 24 Sligo(1m 5f 98yds Flat Hcap, Yielding changed to Yielding to Soft after Race 2) Rated 55 9/1 9-1 W Joyce (5) 3rd of 14 runners, 1.5L and 2L behind Itsalonglongroad and Susiesparkle
6th Jul 24 Bellewstown(3m 116yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 111 4/1Fav 10-10 J Kearney (5) 3rd of 13 runners, nk and 12L behind Como Park and Mister Beeton
Quotes on Futurum Regem (IRE)
He’s a little horse but just seems to be improving the whole time. The secret to him seems to be ground and weight. The ground was good and we’re lucky it hasn’t changed.After Futurum Regem (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 18th Dec 2021 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Good to Yielding
Rule Of Law (USA)-Early June(Beneficial)
(16) (The Bigger Picture Partnership)Rated 108
8th Aug 24 Sligo(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft, Yielding to Soft in places changed to Soft after Race 2.) Rated 102 4/1 10-4 Kieran Callaghan (5) 1st of 9 runners, by 1.75L and 1.75L from The Truant and Andyourbirdcansing
23rd Jul 24 Ballinrobe(2m 1f 64yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding) Rated 100 11/2 9-12 Kieran Callaghan (5) 2nd of 8 runners, 1.25L behind Flidais
7th Jul 24 Sligo(3m 1f 146yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding Changed to Good (Good to Yielding in places) after Race 4) Rated 100 7/1 11-0 Kieran Callaghan (5) 5th of 14 runners, 23.25L behind I Am Spider Man
In the last 3 years Early Arrival (IRE) has met
Valirann (FR)-Kells Hall(Westerner)
cp4(37) c1 (Nicholas Teehan)Rated 108
18th Jul 24 Killarney(2m 4f 85yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 102 20/1 10-10 J P Shinnick (4) 1st of 15 runners, by 0.5L and 1.5L from Bella Bliss and Major Barry
31st Jul 22 Galway(3m 60yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (NH); Soft, Soft to Heavy in places (Flat)) Rated 109 10/1 10-5 R J Condon (7) 3rd of 16 runners, hd and 6L behind Nathaniel s Dream and Perceval Legallois
15th Jul 22 Killarney(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 105 8/1 9-9 C G O Dwyer (7) 2nd of 11 runners, nk behind Magnor Glory
Quotes on Kells Priory (IRE)
He took a bit of time to mature. We probably did a bit too much with him last season but he has come back a better and stronger horse. I thought he would need the run but the (Bullseye) syndicate are local so we said we’d run and it’s great that it has worked out.After Kells Priory (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Thu, 27th Jan 2022 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Soft
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