Full Result 4.50 Galway (IRE) | 5 August 2023

Ardilaun Hotel Handicap

(50-75, 3yo+) 7f Heavy

1st €10,030 2nd €3,230 3rd €1,530 4th €680 5th €340 6th €170

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Dragon Of Malta (IRE) 4/1F Colin Keane P F O'Donnell	Colin Keane P F O'Donnell	6	911 tb	70	68	85	–
b g Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Shraayef (Nayef)
Travelled strongly, raced in second early, prominent after 1f, switched left and challenging over 1f out, led going best inside final furlong, pushed out then eased towards finish, comfortably

2⁽²⁾ 2¼	5. Shawaamekh 6/1 Donagh O'Connor J F Levins	Donagh O'Connor J F Levins	9	100 t	73	64	80	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Frances Stuart (IRE) (King's Best)
Upset in stalls, pushed along briefly, soon led, ridden when headed inside final furlong, kept on, no match for winner (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils possibly as a result of banging his head in the stalls) (op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [3¼]	15. Little Keilee (IRE) 14/1 Conor Stone-Walsh ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	Conor Stone-Walsh ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	3	810	68	53	70	–
b f Sioux Nation (USA) - Bayan Kasirga (IRE) (Aussie Rules)
In touch with leaders, headway and prominent when switched left under 2f out, kept on and went third inside final 110yds (op 12/1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [4¾]	1. Half Nutz (IRE) 11/2 Adam Caffrey ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	6	911	75	58	75	–
ch g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Segoria (IRE) (Shinko Forest)
Slowly away and awkward start, raced in last, good headway from over 2f out, bit short of room when switched right over 1f out, ran on final 110yds, went fourth final strides, nearest finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away and ran short of room late on) (op 7/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [5]	18. Rock Etoile (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	5	97	66	48	65	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Etoile De Lune (Zamindar)
Prominent, went second after 1f, outpaced when lost second over 1f out, weakened final 110yds, lost fourth final strides (op 12/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	9. Soi Dao (IRE) 16/1 Amy Jo Hayes ⁷ Micky Fenton	Amy Jo Hayes ⁷ Micky Fenton	4	93	69	47	65	–
b f Twilight Son - Home Cummins (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)
Midfield, lost position before halfway, towards rear when waiting for room over 2f out, headway when in the clear over 1f out, bit short of room and switched right inside final furlong, kept on (op 22/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [6½]	8. Silken Ladder (IRE) 11/1 Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy	4	911	70	47	65	–
b f No Nay Never (USA) - High Regards (IRE) (High Chaparral)
In touch with leaders, bit short of room over 2f out, some headway 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 10/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ nk [6¾]	12. Dazzling Spirit (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Powell ⁵ Thomas Mullins	Jamie Powell ⁵ Thomas Mullins	5	93	67	43	61	–
b m Fulbright - Spiritville (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Towards rear, bit short of room over 2f out, some headway on near side of group inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 9/1)

9⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [7]	10. Speckled Meadow (IRE) 11/2 W J Lee Don Browne	W J Lee Don Browne	6	99	68	43	62	–
br m Footstepsinthesand - Speedi Mouse (Alhaarth)
Towards rear early, midfield on near side of group before halfway, brief headway and in touch with leaders under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, eased towards finish (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

10⁽⁴⁾ hd [7¼]	11. The Mpex Kid (IRE) 25/1 Shane Foley Ciaran Murphy	Shane Foley Ciaran Murphy	7	99	68	42	61	–
b g Tamayuz - Startarette (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Soon towards rear, bit short of room and dropped to last over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression (op 22/1 tchd 28/1)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ 1½ [8¾]	16. Rathbranchurch (IRE) 16/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle Michael Mulvany	Dylan Browne McMonagle Michael Mulvany	3	92	67	33	54	–
ch g Buratino (IRE) - Dafariyna (IRE) (Nashwan)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, prominent on near side of group before halfway, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 11/1)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [9½]	3. Secret Magician (IRE) 17/2 Seamie Heffernan Martin Hassett	Seamie Heffernan Martin Hassett	4	101	74	41	61	–
b g Magician (IRE) - Secret Shine (IRE) (Raven's Pass)
Towards rear, some headway on near side of group 2f out, towards rear of midfield when hampered over 1f out, soon no impression (op 11/1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [10¼]	6. My Kurkum 66/1 Ben Coen A J Martin	Ben Coen A J Martin	5	912 ht¹	71	36	56	–
b g Dariyan (FR) - Fresh Strike (IRE) (Smart Strike)
Soon in touch with leaders on near side of group, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

14⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [13¾]	14. Thefullbackline 10/1 Luke McAteer Patrick T Foley	Luke McAteer Patrick T Foley	4	98 p	67	21	43	–
ch g Pearl Secret - Embleton (Cacique)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders early, dropped to midfield and bit short of room after 2f, brief headway when edged right and bumped rival over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, eased towards finish (op 16/1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [18¼]	4. Marks Bear (IRE) 100/1 Simon Torrens W J Burke	Simon Torrens W J Burke	5	100	73	13	36	–
b g Kodi Bear (IRE) - Elizabeth Swann (Bahamian Bounty)
Took keen hold, never better than midfield, weakened over 1f out, eased towards finish (op 50/1)

16⁽³⁾ 5 [23¼]	17. Allo Arry (IRE) 50/1 Cian MacRedmond ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	Cian MacRedmond ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	4	92	66	–	16	–
ch g Es Que Love (IRE) - Vital Body (FR) (Gold Away)
In touch with leaders on inner, lost position when bumped and hit rail over 2f out, soon weakened and dropped to rear, detached when eased final 110yds (jockey said gelding was short of room twice on the bend into the straight) (op 33/1)

16 ran Off time: 4:51:31 Winning time: 1m 31.52s (slow by 5.52s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Lady Arwen (unsuitable ground), Ms Eagleton (unsuitable ground), Pinball Wizard (reserve)
1st owner: Gzira Syndicate (Dragon Of Malta) 1st breeder: Raymond P Doyle
2nd owner: R Howard & J M O'Riordan & Jason McGannon & J F Levins (Shawaamekh)
3rd owner: Peateawhy Syndicate (Little Keilee)
Tote win: €4.40 PL: €1.60 €2 €3.30 Ex: €33.70 CSF: €28.49 Tricast: €341.11 Trifecta: €427.30

4:50 Galway (IRE) 5 Aug 2023

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