Full Result 6.55 Galway (IRE) | 8 September 2015

Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase

(0-109, 5yo+) (2m6f111yds) 2m6½f Good 14 fences

1st €8,280 2nd €1,920 3rd €840 4th €480

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Abarta (IRE) 5/1F Paul Carberry V T O'Brien	Paul Carberry V T O'Brien	9	108	91	63	102	–
b g Aboo Hom - Wexford Glen (IRE) (Erins Isle)
Led before 1st until joined after 3rd and headed next, 6th before 2 out still going well, ridden after last and switched right in 6th into straight, closed under pressure far side to lead close home

2 ½	2. Heavenly Brook (IRE) 11/1 M P Fogarty R K Watson	M P Fogarty R K Watson	11	1112	109	81	119	–
b g Alderbrook - Heavenly Mandy (IRE) (Mandalus)
Close up early until settled behind leader from 1st, disputed after 3rd and led next, joined 2 out and headed before last, brought to near side in 3rd into straight and headway to lead narrowly well inside final furlong, all out and headed close home

3 hd [¾]	3. Shield (IRE) 6/1 Barry Geraghty A P O'Brien	Barry Geraghty A P O'Brien	6	1112	109	81	119	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - American Queen (FR) (Fairy King)
Chased leaders, slight mistake in 5th at 5th, close 4th after 3 out, ridden in 5th after last and closed under pressure near side to challenge entering final furlong, every chance well inside final furlong, no extra close home in 3rd

4 2¾ [3½]	7. Valentino's Choice (IRE) 16/1 A E Lynch Vincent Laurence Halley	A E Lynch Vincent Laurence Halley	8	113 p	100	69	107	–
gr g Beneficial - Tenerife Pearl (IRE) (Bravefoot)
Chased leaders, close 3rd before 5th, improved on outer going well to lead narrowly after last, strongly pressed run-in and headed under pressure inside final furlong, no extra in 4th closing stages

5 2½ [6]	5. Curragh Golan (IRE) 7/1 Shane Shortall ⁵ Garrett James Power	Shane Shortall ⁵ Garrett James Power	10	111 p	103	70	108	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Curragh Anne (IRE) (Scenic)
Waited with, last at 8th, took closer order before next, 12th 2 out, not much room still in 12th after last and progress into straight into 7th, ran on well inside final furlong, never nearer (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

6 2¼ [8¼]	10. Ballylibert (IRE) 10/1 Phillip Enright Robert Tyner	Phillip Enright Robert Tyner	9	1010 p	93	58	95	–
b g Bach (IRE) - Evelyn Anthony (IRE) (Phardante)
Chased leaders, close 2nd before 3 out and disputed before next where slight mistake, led narrowly at last where slight mistake again, ridden and headed after last, remained prominent until weakened inside final furlong

7 3½ [11¾]	15. Georgie 12/1 Danny Mullins M O Cullinane	Danny Mullins M O Cullinane	10	103 tb	86	48	85	–
ch g Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Silver PeakI (FR) (Sillery)
Mid-division, took closer order before 4 out and improved into 5th after next, improved to dispute 3rd after last, ridden into straight and no extra, weakened inside final furlong

8 6 [17¾]	4. Vaxalco (FR) 20/1 Brian O'Connell J H Culloty	Brian O'Connell J H Culloty	6	1112 t	109	66	102	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Galaxie (FR) (Useful)
Chased leaders early, slight mistake in 9th at 5th, ridden in 8th after last and soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace

9 3 [20¾]	9. Manor Court (IRE) 40/1 David Mullins ³ S J Mahon	David Mullins ³ S J Mahon	9	108 tb	94	48	84	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Mooneys Hill (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leaders, took closer order before 3 out in 5th where slight mistake and lost place, slight mistake last and ridden in 10th, no impression on leaders and one pace run-in (op 33/1)

10 nk [21]	16. Cool Warrior (IRE) 8/1 Jonathan Burke John F Robinson	Jonathan Burke John F Robinson	14	100 tb	83	37	73	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Sally Willows (IRE) (Over The River)
Chased leaders, mistake in 6th at 4th and lost place, pushed along in 6th before 2 out and soon weakened

11 5½ [26½]	13. Mon Carlos (IRE) 14/1 Paul Townend S J Mahon	Paul Townend S J Mahon	8	107 tp	90	39	74	–
b g Craigsteel - Doubles Partner (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up, niggled along in rear before 4 out, took closer order towards rear 2 out, mistake last and no impression after, one pace run-in

12 23 [49½]	6. Better B Quick (IRE) 20/1 Ger Fox ³ Paul Stafford	Ger Fox ³ Paul Stafford	9	112	102	30	63	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Snow Shine (IRE) (Rainbows For Life)
Held up, 12th at 8th, pushed along after 3 out and some headway to chase leaders before next, bad mistake last and lost several places, weakened run-in

13 12 [61½]	8. One Fine Morning 40/1 Alan Crowe Ronald O'Leary	Alan Crowe Ronald O'Leary	9	111 h	98	15	47	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Flagship Princess (IRE) (Topanoora)
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, tailed off

14 8½ [70]	14. Naughty Molly (IRE) 11/2 Sean Flanagan Mrs Hannah Lee	Sean Flanagan Mrs Hannah Lee	8	105 tp	88	–	29	–
br m Presenting - Kinincha Girl (IRE) (Buckskin)
Disputed early until soon settled in mid-division, niggled along towards rear from 9th and no impression after 4 out, weakened, tailed off (op 6/1)

14 ran Off time: 6:55:02 Winning time: 5m 34.80s (slow by 6.80s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Clondaw Dude (unsuitable ground), Coolnagorna Giggs (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sean O'Brien (Abarta) 1st breeder: P McArdle
2nd owner: R K Watson (Heavenly Brook)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Shield)
Tote win: €5 PL: €2 €4.10 €2.30 Ex: €41.10 CSF: €57.11 Tricast: €342.60 Trifecta: €272.10

6:55 Galway (IRE) 8 Sep 2015

Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase