Racecards
17:00 Galway (IRE)
Galway City & Salthill Publicans Charity Hurdle
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- €21,000 added
- Winner: €13,650
- 2nd: €3,990
- 3rd: €1,890
- 4th: €630
Rawnaq (IRE)
41- Form 21173-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
soon raced in 2nd, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, mistake 6th, on terms from 3 out, headed next and dropped to last before straight, not fluent last, one pace in 3rd closing stages
- Form P-08911
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer P J Duffy
- Jockey Andrew J McNamara
led and soon clear, inclined to flick tail early, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 5 out, mistake 3 out and joined, led again 2 out, headed approaching straight, soon no impression in 3rd, dropped to last closing stages
- Form 43256-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey B J Geraghty
in rear, a little slow at 1st, slight mistake 4th, closed from 3 out, 3rd approaching straight, challenged at last, led run-in and stayed on well
Plinth (IRE)
10- Form 05-2101
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J S McGarvey
soon raced in 3rd, mistake 4 out, went 2nd on inner from 2 out, led approaching straight, slight mistake last, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in
Previous results
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Verdict
A disappointing turnout but an interesting race nevertheless. Rawnaq shouldn't be long winning again but has to concede weight due to his excellent form of last summer when he completed a hat-trick. Courtncatcher is in superb form but is also penalised for his two recent victories over further and it's difficult to see him conceding weight to either FLAXEN FLARE or Plinth. The former started a short-priced favourite when the pair met at Cork, despite it being his first start since April, but he had just been joined by Aidan O'Brien's four-year-old when falling at the second last. It's impossible to predict what would have happened but Gordon Elliott's charge is taken to make amends.
Formwatch
Rawnaq (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Mid-division, 13th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace, 11th of 20, 18l behind Thomas Edison (10-6) at Galway 2m hcp hdl gd in Jul.
Courtncatcher (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, improved to lead before last, stayed on well under pressure run-in, won at Killarney 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 gd in Aug beating Protaras (10-8) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Flaxen Flare (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) Soon raced in 2nd, slight mistake 3rd, led approaching 5 out, pressed 3 out, joined next where fell, in a race won by Plinth (11-2) at Cork 2m hdl gd in Aug, 4 ran.
Plinth (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Raced in 3rd, closer order 4 out, 2nd approaching straight, challenged 3 out, ridden along approaching next where on terms and left in lead and clear, kept on well run-in, won at Cork 2m hdl gd in Aug beating The Plan Man (10-12) by 2l, 4 ran.