Full Result 4.45 Galway (IRE) | 7 September 2004

Great Southern Hotels Galway Handicap

(50-80, 3yo+) (1m73yds) 1m½f Good

1st €10,365 2nd €2,415 3rd €1,065 4th €615

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	14. Babble On (IRE) 5/1J Jerry O'Dwyer ⁵ Seamus Fahey	Jerry O'Dwyer ⁵ Seamus Fahey	5	89	61	–	76	–
bb m Anita's Prince - Jibabit (IRE) (Waajib)
Chased leaders, 4th before straight, ridden to challenge and lead 1f out, stayed on well to draw clear (op 6/1)

2⁽¹⁶⁾ 4	18. Langkawi Bay (IRE) 14/1 Colm O'Donoghue T J O'Mara	Colm O'Donoghue T J O'Mara	5	85 b	52	–	59	–
b h Blues Traveller (IRE) - Highly Fashionable (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Towards rear, progress into 7th on outer into straight, kept on well without threatening winner to go 2nd inside final furlong

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4½]	4. Music Celebre (IRE) 5/1J Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	4	911 b	72	–	78	–
b g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Marwell (IRE) (Habitat)
Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd over 3f out, dropped to 5th before straight, no impression and kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

4⁽¹⁸⁾ 2 [6½]	9. Eagle Thyme (IRE) 7/1 Michael Hussey ³ C P Donoghue	Michael Hussey ³ C P Donoghue	5	94 p	68	–	70	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Slumber Thyme (IRE) (Burslem)
Mid-division, progress into 4th over 3f out, ridden to lead entering straight, headed 1f out, no extra and dropped to 4th final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ 2 [8½]	13. Karramalu (IRE) 9/1 Jamie Spencer Mark Loughnane	Jamie Spencer Mark Loughnane	3	91	67	–	65	–
b f Entrepreneur - Bold Feather (Persian Bold)
Towards rear, ridden and kept on well without threatening from before straight

6⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [8½]	10. Soul Legacy (USA) 12/1 Shane Gorey ⁷ Patrick Morris	Shane Gorey ⁷ Patrick Morris	3	90 tp	73	–	70	–
b g King Of Kings (IRE) - Anthem Of Love (USA) (Silver Hawk)
In rear of mid-division, progress into 6th approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out

7⁽¹⁾ 2 [10½]	6. Shaykhan (IRE) 10/1 S Hunter ⁷ James Leavy	S Hunter ⁷ James Leavy	6	92	70	–	63	–
ch h Polar Falcon (USA) - Shayraz (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, dropped to 8th over 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace from before straight

8⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [11]	3. Ladyjackline (IRE) 20/1 Christopher Geoghegan ⁷ G T Lynch	Christopher Geoghegan ⁷ G T Lynch	4	95	73	–	66	–
ch f Woodborough (USA) - Faith Alone (Safawan)
Mid-division best, never a threat (op 16/1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [12½]	2. Beau Cheval (IRE) 16/1 Kevin Manning H Rogers	Kevin Manning H Rogers	5	912 p	73	–	62	–
b m Spectrum (IRE) - Feminine Wiles (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Tracked leaders, almost on terms in close 2nd over 3f out, ridden and dropped to 3rd before straight, soon no extra under pressure

10⁽¹¹⁾ hd [12½]	5. My Raggedy Man 16/1 Fran Berry M J P O'Brien	Fran Berry M J P O'Brien	5	910	71	–	60	–
b g Forzando - Ragged Moon (Raga Navarro)
Never better than mid-division (op 14/1)

11⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [14]	15. High Stool Lady (USA) 12/1 Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	3	810	62	–	48	–
bb f Distant View (USA) - Search Committee (USA) (Roberto)
Towards rear for most, never a factor (op 10/1)

12⁽²⁾ hd [14¼]	7. Oriental Ben (IRE) 10/1 Davy Condon ³ Anthony Mullins	Davy Condon ³ Anthony Mullins	6	95	69	–	54	–
b g Ridgewood Ben - Kasora (IRE) (Darshaan)
Led, strongly pressed from over 3f out, headed entering straight, soon no extra

13⁽⁹⁾ 3 [17¼]	8. Alabama Blues (IRE) 10/1 Wayne Lordan Timothy Doyle	Wayne Lordan Timothy Doyle	3	97	73	–	52	–
b f Desert King (IRE) - Alabama I (IRE) (Bluebird)
Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon no impression under pressure

14⁽³⁾ 2 [19¼]	11. Euro Route (IRE) 9/1 N G McCullagh Edgar Byrne	N G McCullagh Edgar Byrne	3	95	71	–	46	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Fresh Look (IRE) (Alzao)
Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 7th and ridden from 3f out, soon no extra (op 8/1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [19¾]	17. Harena (IRE) 25/1 Seamie Heffernan Joseph G Murphy	Seamie Heffernan Joseph G Murphy	4	88	55	–	29	–
b f Desert Story (IRE) - Cloon Cree (IRE) (River Falls I)
Chased leaders, ridden and no extra from over 3f out (trainer said filly suffered an overreach on its off fore) (op 20/1)

16⁽⁵⁾ dist [49¾]	16. Sauntering (IRE) 14/1 Tadhg O'Shea Paul Nolan	Tadhg O'Shea Paul Nolan	4	810	57	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Saana (IRE) (Erins Isle)
Always behind, virtually pulled up straight, tailed off

16 ran Off time: 4:46:00 Winning time: 1m 45.40s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: Cantyacomeround, La Shalak, Northweststar, Silver Spray, Valentine's Pet
1st owner: K M Griffin (Babble On) 1st breeder: Michael Fahy
2nd owner: Mrs Claire Murphy (Langkawi Bay)
3rd owner: Allevamento Pian di Nevedi STI (Music Celebre)
Tote win: €4.30 PL: €1.40 €3.60 €2.10 Ex: €149.20 CSF: €90.59 Tricast: €410.60

4:45 Galway (IRE) 7 Sep 2004

Great Southern Hotels Galway Handicap