Galway

Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Distance: 2m2f54y
Going: Good
Prize: €23,600
Runners: 11
Winning time: 4m 29.50s (slow by 5.50s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 1
1
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: -
SP: 7/1
Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 2nd - pushed along and went second when 4 lengths down after last - soon ridden - ran on well to lead inside final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
2
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 140
SP: 85/40F
Led - soon clear - 5 lengths ahead 4th - reduced lead 2 out - went clear again after last - ridden home straight - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/4 tchd 9/4)
3 12
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: -
SP: 11/1
Prominent behind clear leader - bad mistake 1st - dropped to midfield 5 out - some headway after last - went third home straight - no match for first two(op 9/1)
4 15½
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 132
SP: 15/2
Midfield - not fluent 3 out - some headway after 2 out - briefly went third after last - soon no extra(op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
5 7 22½
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 140
SP: 14/1
Midfield - mistake 4 out - went fourth 3 out - no extra after last(op 11/1)
6 9 31½
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 116
SP: 66/1
In rear - detached 4 out - stayed on from 2 out - never dangerous
7 33
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 140
SP: 22/1
Towards rear - bumped 4th - not fluent 5th - mistake 5 out - midfield when jumped left 4 out - jumped left 2 out - no extra after last(op 20/1)
8 12 45
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: -
SP: 5/1
Towards rear throughout - not fluent and bumped rival 4th - carried left 4 out(op 15/2)
9 7 52
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: -
SP: 25/1
Towards rear throughout - pecked on landing 2 out(op 22/1)
10 25 77
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 130
SP: 16/1
Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 7th - bad mistake 5 out - weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth last)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
11 83½
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 150
SP: 5/1
Midfield - prominent behind clear leader 7th - went second before 4 out - weakened quickly after last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding to be clinically abnormal post race)(tchd 11/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €8
Tote place: €2.50 €1.50 €3.20
Exacta: €30.60
Trifecta: €315
Tricast: €169.16
CSF: €23.35