05 Aug 2017 16:15 Galway
Winner: €20,000 (Penalty: €12,320); Distance: 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Galway Shopping Centre Irish EBF Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(3) |   | - | Deep Breath (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 13 / 10 | Flat (20) | P J Smullen | J G Murphy Alfred Sweetnam | 3/1 | |
| chased leader, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th approaching straight, stayed on strongly final furlong to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(4) |   | NK | Mount Wellington (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 3733 / 5 | Flat (10) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien GG Thoroughbreds… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden under 1f out, kept on, strongly pressed and headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(1) |   | HD | Sebastiano Ricci (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 5828- / 4 | Flat (34) | Wayne Lordan | J P O'Brien Sebastiano Ricci… | 9/4 | |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden under 2f out, progress to 2nd inside final furlong, soon strongly challenged leader, kept on, dropped to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(6) |   | 4¾ L | Island Affair (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 541 / 2 | Flat (9) | Rory Cleary | A McGuinness Gary Devlin & Ms… | 14/1 | |
| chased leader, 4th halfway, dropped to 5th approaching straight, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(7) |   | ¾ L | Spirit Of Dreams (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 4) | 0758 / 5 | Flat (49) | Sean Davis | D Hogan Mr H Burns | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden in 6th over 2f out, ran on without threatening final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(5) |   | 2 L | Bachelor (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 245 / 6 | Flat (26) | C R King | J P O'Brien Sean Macklin | 12/1 | |
| dwelt, raced in rear, under pressure in 7th 2f out, ridden entering straight, no impression when short of room final 150 yards, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(2) |   | 1 L | Painting Pictures (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 4) | 14 / 2 | Flat (19) | C O'Donoghue | Mrs J Harrington Mrs P K Cooper | 7/2 | |
| broke well to lead, ran freely, pushed along and headed 2f out, pressed leader entering straight, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(8) |   | 2½ L | Pak Army (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 4) | 73089 / 9 | Flat (56) | D E Sheehy | J R Barry Miss Daisy Hitchins | 25/1 | |
| rear, under pressure in 8th over 2f out, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
