Racecards
18:00 Galway (IRE)
Eventus Beginners Chase
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- €15,000 added
- Winner: €10,350
- 2nd: €2,400
- 3rd: €1,050
- 4th: €600
- Form 5753P-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer V T O'Brien
- Jockey J L Cullen
soon towards rear, jumped a bit left 6 out, last and no impression from 3 out
- Form 8/54P-49
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
waited with, niggled along and progress from 3 out, wide next, 7th and no impression from before straight, kept on same pace
- Form 00/20-29
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs D A Love
- Jockey M P Walsh
soon chased leaders, not great 5 out and niggled along, 6th and no extra from before straight
- Form 0053-P5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M Cunningham
- Jockey R Loughran
waited with, moderate 8th 6 out, eased and pulled up after next, saddle slipped
- Form 5685-21
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J Nallen
- Jockey D N Russell
prominent, ridden in 4th before straight, no impression and kept on same pace without troubling winner inside final furlong
- Form 4437-P0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer P Neville
- Jockey Miss M M McElligott
made all, clear at stages, stayed on well under pressure to assert final furlong
- Form 650/PU0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer T Gibney
- Jockey P T Enright
waited with towards rear, closer order 4 out, soon tracked leaders, 3rd before straight, soon no impression under pressure
- Form 72P0-P5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer V T O'Brien
- Jockey T Kelly
prominent, 2nd for much, no impression on winner and kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
- Form 92P-15F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leaders, not great at the 6th and niggled along into next, slight mistake last, no impression under pressure in 5th from before straight, kept on same pace final furlong
Verdict
DARROUN gets another chance in this having fallen on his chasing bow at Ballinrobe last month. Willie Mullin's charge should have benefited for that experience and is much better than today's opponents over hurdles. Minella For Value landed a maiden hurdle last time but had gone close over fences at Roscommon earlier while Im Cool Too has leading claims with a reproduction of his narrow-margin defeat at Kilbeggan in July. What A Island will have come on for a recent spin round Ballinrobe and makes most appeal of the remainder.
Formwatch
Church Gallery (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Always in rear, slight mistake 1st, never a factor, 10th of 12, well behind Heaney (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f beg chs gd in Aug.
Get More (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Looking For Toby (10-11) at Kilbeggan 2m 6f mdn hdl gf in Aug.
Im Cool Too (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Settled mid-division, moderate 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 4 out, no extra next, weakened, 9th of 13, well behind Golden Wonder (11-12) at Galway 2m 6f beg chase hvy in Aug.
Martin Cash (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, moderate 9th 5 out, ridden into moderate 6th before last, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 39l behind Sizing Machine (11-8) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f beg chs gd in Aug.
Minella For Value (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 2 out and slight mistake, ridden to lead before last, kept on well run-in, won at Bellewstown 3m mdn hdl gd in Aug beating The Shaughraun (10-11) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Rockshandy (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders and led 3rd, headed before halfway where 4th and no extra after 4 out, weakened, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Green Thirty Two (10-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 gf in Aug.
Shahrafi (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, weakened, 11th of 15, well behind Shanpallas (11-8) at Killarney 2m 4f beg chs gd in Aug.
What A Island (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, 3rd 5 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression, 5th of 12, 19l behind Heaney (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f beg chs gd in Aug.
Darroun (IRE) 7-4 (11-8) Tracked leaders, fell 8th, in a race won by Heaney (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f beg chs gd in Aug, 12 ran.