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17:05 Galway (IRE)

Castlegar Handicap Chase

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Yielding, Yielding in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €25,000 added
  • Winner: €16,251
  • 2nd: €5,000
  • 3rd: €2,500
  • 4th: €1,000
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 45.00s
  • Off Time: 17:05:00
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, royal blue chevrons on sleeves, em green cap, royal blue star

Montero (IRE)

15 p CD
10/1
  • Form 9F-9F75
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 135

chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 3 out, no extra 2 out, kept on one pace

2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
  • Form 522211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 130

mid-division, 8th halfway, headway in 6th 6 out, 2nd and slight mistake 5 out, led 3 out, headed before next, travelled well to lead narrowly early straight, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, yellow sleeves, purple cap

Barna Bay (IRE)

30 p DCD
16/1
  • Form P3F-3P6
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 127

mid-division, headway in 6th 5 out, 3rd 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, no extra in 5th entering straight, weakened

4
Silk - BLACK, red panel, red stars on sleeves, red cap
9/1
  • Form 6532U9
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 124

mid-division, 9th halfway, headway into 5th 5 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, no extra entering straight, kept on same pace

5
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, white sleeves, emerald green & yellow quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 1359-60
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 123

rear of mid-division, ridden into moderate 9th 2 out, 7th entering straight, kept on same pace final furlong

7
Silk - BLACK, orange & black quartered cap
  • Form 7F19U-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 121

chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway into 3rd 4 out, 2nd next, led before 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed early straight, kept on well final furlong to lead close home

8
Silk - PURPLE, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow cap
12/1
  • Form 1F2/721-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 121

towards rear for most, never a factor

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE,  red braces & chevrons on sleeves, red cap
8/1
  • Form 054-562
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 121

led, headed before 6 out, ridden in 7th 3 out, no extra and kept on one pace

10
Silk - Light blue, dark blue hooped slvs, light blue cap
  • Form 13P4-0F
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 118

rear of mid-division, headway into 9th 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, weakened

11
Silk - Purple, white hoop, purple sleeves, hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 1P508-8
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 116

chased leaders, 5th halfway, lost place 5 out, soon weakened

12
Silk - Emerald green, purple star, diabolo on sleeves, purple star on cap
20/1
  • Form 02100U-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 116

chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 8th 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, 4th entering straight, kept on same pace final furlong

13
Silk - RED, white sash & armlet, yellow cap, black diamonds
14/1
  • Form 9P-2250
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 112

chased leaders, 2nd halfway, led before 6 out, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no extra

14
Silk - YELLOW & RED CHEVRONS, hooped cap
  • Form 19P-6F3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 110

mid-division early, towards rear halfway, pulled up before 5 out

15
Silk - WHITE & BLACK DIAMONDS, white sleeves, white cap, black diamonds
  • Form 62P331
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 105

chased leader, 4th halfway, weakened 5 out, pulled up before 2 out

16
Silk - WHITE, maroon stars, white sleeves, white cap, maroon star
7/1
  • Form 00-0863
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 102

always towards rear

6
NR
  • Form 3231F-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 123

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Wise Old Owl steps out of novice company but is in cracking form and went readily clear at Clonmel last month. John Kiely's six-year-old has to go on the shortlist but the ground may not be fast enough for recent Kilbeggan winner Dreams Honour. Agus A Vic was a prolific hunter chaser but has struggled to acclimatise to the demands of this more competitive level and more interesting are course specialist Barna Bay and Old Si, who took advantage of a lenient mark to finish second at Punchestown earlier in the month though has been raised a couple of pounds since. Lightly-raced and potentially well handicapped over fences, BAILY ROCK gets the vote however. Mouse Morris' charge won off a higher mark over timber last season and looked to have got his jumping together at Gowran last time.

Formwatch

Montero (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway into 2nd 6 out, ridden before straight, no extra in 3rd 2 out, 4th last, kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 8l behind Golden Kite (9-11) at Limerick 3m Ext hcp chs (1) gd.

Wise Old Owl (IRE) 2-1fav (11-5) Settled in mid-division, headway to track leaders in 3rd 3 out, improved to dispute lead travelling best when left in front after 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well, won at Clonmel 3m nov chs gd in Sep beating Bronte Bay (11-5) by 9l, 10 ran.

Barna Bay (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, 5th when slow 4 out, soon ridden, no extra after next, 6th of 9, 39l behind Chicago Grey (11-2) at Navan 2m 4f chs sft in Sep.

King Ali (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden in 11th and no extra before 2 out, kept on one pace, 9th of 16, 20l behind Golden Kite (9-11) at Limerick 3m Ext hcp chs (1) gd.

Agus A Vic (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, 13th of 16, 31l behind Golden Kite (9-11) at Limerick 3m Ext hcp chs (1) gd.

Got Attitude (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Held up, good headway after bypassing 4 out, 3rd next, not fluent next, soon no extra, 6th of 13, 11l behind Royal Blood (10-3) at Gowran Park 3m hcp chs 0-130.

Noble Concorde 8-1 (11-12) Mid-division, 7th halfway, left 5th 7 out, mistake 6 out, 4th 4 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, left in lead and clear 2 out, kept on, won at Fairyhouse 2m 6f beg chase hvy in Apr beating On Gossamer Wings (11-5) by 18l, 12 ran.

Old Si (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed after 7th, remained prominent, close 2nd and challenged 3 out, no impression after 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Duers (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 gd.

The Bosses Nephew (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Towards rear on outer when fell 5th, in a race won by Royal Blood (10-3) at Gowran Park 3m hcp chs 0-130, 13 ran.

Benalma (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 4th 4 out, lost place approaching straight, soon no extra, 8th of 11, 27l behind Having A Cut (11-2) at Roscommon 2m 5f hcp chs in Sep.

Glenquest (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, stumbled and unseated rider 10th, in a race won by Saddlers Storm (10-9) at Navan 3m nov chs in Mar, 20 ran.

Tory Hill Lad (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, driven along before 4 out, soon no extra, weakened, 13th of 18, 50l behind Prosperity Square (11-3) at Clonmel 3m hcp hdl 8Evens16 in Sep.

Baily Rock (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, 5th 4 out, left 3rd after next, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 17, 17l behind Pay The Bounty (11-9) at Gowran Park 2m 4f beg chs.

Dream Honours (IRE) 7-2fav (10-5) Made most, headed briefly 4 out, led again before 3 out, ridden clear 2 out, stayed on well, eased close home, won at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp chs 0-123 fm in Sep beating Casadei (10-0) by 7l, 9 ran.

Wellforth (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Led, ridden 4 out, headed and dropped to 3rd before 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Muirhead (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f beg chs gd.

Inistioge (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Close up in 2nd, ridden after 4 out, weakened under pressure after 3 out, 7th of 9, well behind Chicago Grey (11-2) at Navan 2m 4f chs sft in Sep.