2025-08-03 Galway 16:00
Galway

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 7f

Going: Soft

Prize: €64,900

Runners: 15

Winning time: 1m 27.92s (slow by 1.42s)

Age: 3yo+

Class:

11 Princess Child

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:91 SP:5/1

Midfield - headway from over 2f out - ran on and led towards finish(op 13/2)

2 1¼

9 Gleneagle Bay

J: David Egan T: Stephen Thorne

Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:95 SP:18/5

Prominent - went second 2f out - challenging over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on but headed towards finish(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

3 2¼ 3½

3 Dunum

J: Seamie Heffernan T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Age:7 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:100 SP:7/2F

Led - faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon lost second and no extra(op 4/1)

4 1½ 5

4 Apiarist

J: Ronan Whelan T: Kevin Ryan

Age:4 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:97 SP:15/2

In rear - hampered 2f out - switched left and good headway inside final furlong - eyecatcher(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

5 1¾ 6¾

7 Fort Vega

J: Rory Cleary T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:96 SP:6/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - headway 2f out - kept on final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 17/2)

6 shd 6¾

13 Partisan Hero

J: Declan McDonogh T: David Loughnane

Age:5 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:88 SP:14/1

Took keen hold - soon raced in second - lost second 2f out - weakened inside final furlong

7 nk 7¼

10 Go Athletico

J: Adam Caffrey T: Adrian McGuinness

Age:7 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:94 SP:16/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - soon no impression(op 12/1)

8 1¾ 9

15 Iceford

J: Patrick McGettigan(7) T: J P Murtagh

Age:3 Weight:8st 10lbs

OR:91 SP:25/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 28/1)

9 4½ 13½

5 Orandi

J: Jimmy Dalton(10) T: A J Martin

Age:7 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:97 SP:10/1

Towards rear - no impression from 2f out(op 8/1)

10 2¾ 16¼

2 Hurricane Ivor

J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: Mrs John Harrington

Age:8 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:101 SP:33/1

In touch with leaders - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 25/1)

11 2 18¼

12 Persuasion

J: Chris Hayes T: David & Nicola Barron

Age:8 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:89 SP:40/1

Never better than midfield(op 33/1)

12 4½ 22¾

6 Blues Emperor

J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh

Age:6 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:96 SP:33/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1)

13 ½ 23¼

14 Zabriskie Point

J: Shane Foley T: Adrian McGuinness

Age:4 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:86 SP:40/1

Dwelt start then slowly into stride - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding slowly away)(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)

14 2½ 25¾

8 Love Billy Boy

J: Nicola Burns(7) T: Gerard O'Leary

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:96 SP:12/1

Virtually refused to race and lost many lengths start - not recover (jockey said gelding was very slowly away from the stalls)(op 17/2)

15 nk 26

1 Bravais

J: Colin Keane T: G M Lyons

Age:5 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:103 SP:25/1

In rear throughout (vet reported gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 18/1)

Barbapapa

J: T: Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:82 SP: -

Merisi Diamond

J: T: Ms Joanna Morgan

Age:6 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:82 SP: -

Laugh A Minute

J: T: Stephen Thorne

Age:10 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:84 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6.10

Tote place: €2 €1.80 €2

Exacta: €31.10

Trifecta: €128.20

Tricast: €76.93

CSF: €24.53