16.30
GoodGuinness Galway Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap)
- Prize money: £138286.96
- 2m 0f 11y
- 20 runners
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Runners: 20 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
9/1 (Won)
- Win: £11.10
- Place: £2.40
Form: 605-31 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 5 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Gained fourth hurdles success with 3.25l victory in Galway Hurdle (2m, good) off 129 23 days ago; still has a bit to find with Daddy Long Legs and Bowensonfire on ratings but claims if taking to new discipline. |
9/2 |
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1st 14 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 2lb |
Fair fifth in a valuable handicap hurdle at the Punchestown festival; a shade disappointing at Listowel in June before making amends at Bellewstown; may continue on the upgrade for Tony Martin who has won this race four times in the past 12 years. |
9/1 |
33/1
- Place: £5.00
Form: /32F-4 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (2) |
8th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Three-time hurdle winner; produced a career-best when second to Putapoundinthejar in the Galway Hurdle; 7f was too sharp in a maiden at the Curragh in March on her only Flat start this year; better judged on the form of her Listowel fifth over 1m6f last September. |
5/1 |
12/1
- Place: £3.50
Form: 1143-2 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 12 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 6lb |
Impressive winner of a Ballinrobe bumper for Andrew Slattery a year ago; won a Punchestown maiden hurdle last October on stable debut before finishing fourth in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 novice; third in a conditions event at the Punchestown festival; outstayed by an emphatic winner on handicap debut in a 2m4f contest at Kilbeggan. |
12/1 |
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2nd 2 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Impressive winner of a Ballinrobe bumper for Andrew Slattery and moved to this yard after; won a Punchestown maiden hurdle last October before finishing fourth in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 novice; third in a conditions event at the Punchestown festival; relatively unexposed, plenty of weight for handicap debut. |
13/2 |
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3rd 4 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 90y |
11st 12lb |
Impressive winner of a Ballinrobe bumper on debut last year for Andrew Slattery and moved to this yard after; won a C&D maiden hurdle in October before finishing fourth to in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 novice; hood added after a break and seems yard's first-string so a contender. |
5/1 |
10/1
- Place: £4.40
Form: 2142-1 CD
Last run: 82 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (6) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 180y |
11st 7lb |
Better known as a smart four-time hurdles winner; good recent form when fourth in the Galway Hurdle off a mark of 132, roughly the same ability as Samui; also a capable Flat performer but his 81 rating makes him 23lb inferior to Samui in this sphere. |
9/2 |
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4th 13 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 5lb |
Opened his account off a modest mark of 94 in a C&D handicap hurdle in October 2024; has now obtained a rating of 132 after recording his fourth handicap success at Killarney in May; seldom runs a bad race and was placed twice at last year's festival, third in the big amateur handicap and second in a handicap hurdle. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 5/200- D
Last run: 117 days
W: 10st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 10 (24) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Won the Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021; first-past-the-post in last year's Galway Hurdle, demoted for causing interference; fair sixth in this year's edition; otherwise, no sign of that standard of form in valuable handicaps over hurdles. |
33/1 |
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6th 10 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 9lb |
Enjoyed a career highlight when winning the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021; very nearly matched that achievement when first-past-the-post in this race last year, demoted for causing interference to Ndaawi; no sign of that standard of form in valuable handicap over hurdles or on the Flat since then; still 5lb higher than 12 months ago. |
16/1 |
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9th 2 (15) |
3rd May 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 30y |
9st 10lb |
Last year's Galway Hurdle runner-up, a long time since the last of his five Flat wins (enjoyed highlight in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021); slipping in the ratings and fit from hurdling. |
16/1 |
4/1
Form: /F154- D BF
Last run: 93 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
11st 2lb |
Smart bumper form; fell with race at his mercy on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December; survived a final flight blunder to win a maiden at Thurles; best of the Irish in the Supreme Novices', though no threat from the last; faded quite tamely in Grade 1 at Punchestown; retains a good reputation and has been a leading ante-post fancy. |
4/1 |
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4th 3 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
One of three for yard; smart bumper form; fell with race at his mercy on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December; survived a final flight blunder to win a maiden at Thurles; didn't get home up the Cheltenham hill in the Supreme last time; this track should suit better; preferred by Kennedy and big chance if cutting out the jumping errors. |
15/8 |
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5th 3 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Appears to act on any ground; good fifth in the Champion Bumper at this meeting last year then might have won at Punchestown but for hanging badly left; sold for £410,000 at the David Maxwell dispersal in October; clumsy at the final flight in both attempts over hurdles, causing him to stumble and fall when looking the likely winner at Leopardstown but getting away with it and comfortably beating his rivals at Thurles (2m); not without his flaws but has a big engine and brings serious potential to this return to Cheltenham. |
7/1 |
9/1
Form: 055D1-2 D
Last run: 82 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
11st 2lb |
Useful three-time Flat winner for William Haggas; has developed into a smart handicap hurdler; stuck to his task when first past the post in a big field at Aintree's Grand National meeting (2m, good to soft) only to be disqualified for a whip offence; 6lb extra for that arguably made the difference when he was beaten a neck in the Swinton at Haydock; progressive sort. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 144y Class 1 |
12st 0lb |
Useful on Flat and has quickly reached a similar level over hurdles, posting a career best when first past the post in a big field at Aintree's Grand National meeting (2m, good to soft) only to be disqualified for a whip offence; seeks compensation but a 6lb higher mark will make things tougher. |
14/1 |
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1st 1 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Very useful on the Flat and has quickly reached a similar level over hurdles, finishing a creditable fifth in strong, big-field handicaps at Leopardstown (yielding) and Kelso (also 2m, good to soft) on his last two outings; each-way claims. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 311F3- D
Last run: 213 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
11st 11lb |
Highly creditable third behind Ndaawi here 12 months ago before winning a big 2m handicap at Listowel; faced a straightforward task in a three-runner contest at Down Royal before running well up to the point of his fall at the last in the 2m4f Hatton's Grace; fair third behind Lossiemouth at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting; 14lb higher than last year. |
14/1 |
|
3 |
31st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
11st 6lb |
Good bit of experience for a 5yo, including Galway Hurdle third and on last month's return from a break when scoring for third time over timber with career-best in valuable 2m Listowel handicap under a positive ride; likely major threat to same owner's The Yellow Clay with possible race-fitness edge and getting 8lb. |
15/8 |
16/1
Form: 42175- D
Last run: 111 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 11 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 8lb |
Promise in bumpers without winning; highly tried after winning a maiden hurdle at Limerick last Christmas; seventh in a 12-runner Grade 1 at the DRF, fifth of six in a similar race at Aintree. |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Sometimes free-going and has worn a hood since switched to hurdles, opening his account in Limerick event at Christmas; only seventh when 25-1 in Leopardstown Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival (2m, heavy) but gives the impression he may fare better at this level when the ground is less testing. |
16/1 |
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7th 8 |
1st Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Promising sort in bumpers last season; did well to take second to Talk The Talk at Limerick in October; maiden winner since at that venue. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: /1301- CD
Last run: 116 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Very high class handicap hurdler; second in the County Hurdle and was awarded the Galway Hurdle in 2025; warmed up for this by winning a charity Flat race at the Curragh; the one to beat on his chase debut. |
7/4 |
|
1st 2 |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
12st 9lb |
The 2025 Galway hurdle winner but was poor this time around and has questions to answer; won on the Flat in May; Nina Carberry back. |
2/1 |
|
12th 3 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
11st 11lb |
Promoted winner of this race last year after receiving critical interference; has been mixing hurdling and Flat action since then, down the field in the County Hurdle; beat the very useful Absurde in a conditions' hurdle at Cork in April; kept ticking over with an odds-on Flat win in a 1m6f Listowel contest two months ago; 7lb higher than last year. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: /1523- D BF
Last run: 96 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 153
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (4) |
15th Aug 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
10st 4lb |
Top-class chaser weakend out of contention in the Galway Hurdle; ran in a Curragh 1m4f maiden (without usual cheekpieces) as a prep for that, and a perfectly respectable effort saw him run to a mark of somewhere in the mid-70s, using the runner-up as a guide. |
13/8 |
|
13th 1 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
11st 12lb |
Three-time Grade 1-winning chaser who has counted Gaelic Warrior and Marine Nationale among his victims in top-level races; winner of two of his six races over hurdles, one in France at four, the other a three-runner Sligo contest two years ago; warmed up for this with a run on the Flat at the Curragh 11 days ago. |
12/1 |
|
4th 1 (5) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
10st 5lb |
Three-time Grade 1-winning chaser makes his Flat debut here at the age of eight; his dam is an unraced half-sister to a German 1m Listed winner; it's hard to know what to expect from him, but he's an intriguing runner and hails from a savvy yard in great form. |
11/2 |
12/1
Form: /16P6- D
Last run: 93 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 17 (10) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Dead-heated for third in this race last year; struggled in top company as a novice hurdler after a maiden win at Punchestown in February; needs to improve on what he has shown on the Flat this term. |
20/1 |
|
14th 9 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 11lb |
Struggled in top company after a maiden win at Punchestown in February; one place behind Tounsivator when sixth in the amateur handicap on Monday. |
12/1 |
|
6th 18 (12) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 179y |
11st 5lb |
Beaten favourite for this race last year, never looked likely to feature, 12th of 20; needs to step up on the form of two Curragh runs this season. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 121-32 D
Last run: 61 days
W: 10st 0lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (5) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 6f 80y |
9st 8lb |
Versatile mare who landed a C&D maiden a year ago; good form this year, ran a cracker when second to Deressa off 4lb lower at Ballinrobe in June; Galway Hurdle run can be ignored and holds each-way chance. |
10/1 |
|
15th 17 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 0lb |
Three hurdle wins and six seconds, including a pleasing effort behind Murcia at Listowel in May; has run twice on the Flat since then, went close in a handicap at Ballinrobe, out of the money behind Tounsivator at Fairyhouse. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 709/4- D
Last run: 364 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 7 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 12lb |
Did well to win a conditions event on the Flat at Fairyhouse this month on his first 2026 outing; fair fifth in Monday's big amateur race (one place in front of stablemate Too Bossy For Us); first hurdles run since fourth in this last year; could go well if recovered from Monday's race. |
12/1 |
|
5th 20 (19) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 179y |
11st 4lb |
Talented hurdler, though inferior to stablemate Daddy Long Legs (first reserve); did well to win a recent Fairyhouse conditions event on his first 2026 outing; Patrick Mullins rides, but worth noting he has partnered only one of the stable's five winners of this since 2017. |
11/2 |
|
1st 4 (4) |
8th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 200y |
9st 8lb |
Talented hurdler whose three Flat wins include 1m4f Tramore handicap last summer; not seen since midfield in 2m Naas premier handicap in October; another likely Galway-bound, jockey booking encouraging. |
9/2 |
8/1
Form: 050-12 D BF
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 8 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 11lb |
Grade 1 juvenile winner at Aintree (2m1f, gd-sft) in April 2025; best run last season when fourth at Leopardstown in February; struggled in valuable handicaps at three festivals, with soft ground probably to blame; regained the winning thread in mares' race at Listowel in May; beaten favourite for a similar race at Killarney; Paul Townend's choice, has to be taken seriously. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 85y |
11st 5lb |
Grade 1 winner at Aintree (2m1f, gd-sft) in April 2025; regained the winning thread in mares' race at Listowel (16.5f, good) on latest (Grainne A Chroi 6.25l behind); the one to beat on ratings, but has never run beyond 2m1f so she has stamina to prove (mixed messages in pedigree). |
5/4 |
|
1st 2 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 7lb |
Top-rated here at 138; won Grade 1 at Aintree in April 2025, her last start on ground with good in the description; below best in hot handicaps this year but better expected now back on a sounder surface; giving weight away to most of her rivals but the one to beat. |
13/8 |
7/1
Form: 02600- D
Last run: 117 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 6 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 13lb |
Won 4yo handicap hurdle at 2025 Cheltenham Festival and had a massive payday in last season's Irish Cesarewitch; down the field in three big handicap hurdles between late November and April; not much luck when unplaced favourite for the Chester Cup; flopped when well-fancied for the Ascot Stakes; questions to answer but could not be ruled out. |
7/1 |
|
16th 16 (5) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 210y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Won 4yo handicap hurdle at 2025 Cheltenham Festival and took a huge prize for Irish Cesarewitch on Flat at the Curragh (2m1f, yielding) last September, in the latter bursting clear 1f out and scoring with considerably more authority than the margin suggests; underwhelming over hurdles before last month's Chester Cup, in which he also had the widest draw, but he started favourite nevertheless and made some headway from the back to finish seventh of 15; he didn't have the rub of the green that day and is shortlisted even though connections also now resort to headgear. |
6/1 |
|
7th 10 (17) |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
One of three for Joseph O'Brien; won 4yo handicap hurdle at 2025 Cheltenham Festival and also took a huge prize for last September's Irish Cesarewitch on Flat at the Curragh (2m1f, yielding); underwhelming in his three handicap hurdles in November-April, which is a concern, as is today's widest stall, but his Curragh win (bursting clear 1f out) was delivered with considerably more authority than the winning margin suggests; respected. |
9/1 |
50/1
Form: 1460-0 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19th 18 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 0lb |
Useful on the Flat for John Murphy, 2-4 and rated 101; failed to prosper as a juvenile hurdler for this stable after a winning introduction at Navan last November; completely tailed off in the Fred Winter; in rear in the Bellewstown race won by Putapoundinthejar. |
50/1 |
|
13th 4 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 9lb |
Useful on the Flat for John Murphy, 2-4 and rated 101; failed to prosper as a juvenile hurdler for this stable after a winning introduction at Navan last November; completely tailed off in the Fred Winter; plenty to prove at this stage. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 511-2 D BF
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
20/1
Form: 17F6-1 D
Last run: 64 days
W: 10st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 1lb |
Won a maiden at Wexford on debut last October; next two races were highly ambitious, in the Royal Bond and the Supreme Novices'; struggled in a Cork conditions race won by Ndaawi; addition of a tongue-tie did the trick when he gained a second Wexford win in May. |
20/1 |
|
1st 4 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Won a maiden at this venue on debut last October; next two races were highly ambitious, in the Royal Bond and the Supreme Novices'; struggled in a conditions race at Cork last time; tongue-tie on now. |
8/1 |
|
6th 1 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 70y |
11st 7lb |
Was impressive when winning on debut at Wexford but has come up short in graded company twice since; capable of better but rated 126 so a lot to find at these weights and third place probably the best he can hope for. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 1PU9-3 D BF
Last run: 65 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €311.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €228.84 |
| Tricast | €3136.00 |
| Trifecta | €6474.10 |
Selections
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Too Bossy For Us