18:11 | Galway | Monday 7th September 2026

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5 18:11 Galway (IRE) 07 Sep 2026

WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) (4YO plus)

2m 6f 97y Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)

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Winner €6,000 - 19 ran

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Light rain

Temp: 10.1° - 15.8°

Rain: 1.02mm

Wind: 11.6 mph SW

Weighed In

7 Grace Faraday

8 10-13 90 h

18/1

James Smith (5)

A McCann

rear of mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway before 3rd, 4th after 7th, took closer order and led before 2 out, clear before last, edged left and kept on well closing stages, comfortably

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2 4½

3 Midleton Rare

8 11-6 99 t p

40/1

Erin Dunseath (7)

N C Kelly

in rear and detached, closed up on field at 4th, 19th after 7th, headway 9th, stayed on before last where not fluent, kept on in 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner

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3 8

5 Strong Contender

5 11-1 94 t¹

11/2

Conor Smithers (7)

Norman Lee

towards rear, progress in 10th after 7th, headway after 8th, 6th after 2 out, improved to 3rd last, soon one paced in 2nd run-in, dropped to 3rd and no extra closing stages

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4 7

17 Gortmore Lady

6 9-13 78 p

7/1

Kevin Healy (7)

Ciaran Murphy

rear, 16th after 7th, effort and progress before 2 out, headway last, kept on one pace in 4th closing stages

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5 ¾

14 Love Like This

8 10-4 83

33/1

Brian Barry (7)

J P Ryan

towards rear, 13th after 7th, headway 3 out, took closer order before 2 out, 5th after 2 out, not fluent last, no impression

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6 shd

1 Journey So Far

6 12-0 100

13/2

Keith Donoghue

G P Cromwell

soon led, headed after 1st, 2nd at 6th soon, bumped rival, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, no impression on clear leader last, lost place and weakened run-in

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7 6

18 Tawny Lea

6 10-6 78

14/1

Philip Byrnes

Thomas Coyle

in touch, 8th after 7th, no impression before last, no extra run-in

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8 1¾

22 Phoenix Cowboy (USA)

9 11-4 90

33/1

Reserve 2

M Winters

in touch, dropped to 11th after 7th, lost place 4 out, effort and progress before 2 out, no extra before last

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9 ½

19 Dark Berkshire

6 9-10 75 p

12/1

Conor Clarke (7)

P J Rothwell

in touch, not fluent 1st, led after 1st, increased lead after 2nd, reduced advantage after 4th, bumped after 6th, asserted 9th, reduced advantage after 4 out, headed 3 out, lost place and weakened after 2 out

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10 ¾

10 Agent Tequila

8 10-12 84 t

28/1

Alex Harvey

J C McConnell

towards rear, 17th after 7th, progress after 2 out, mistake last, kept on run-in, never on terms

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11 48

9 Poetic Focus

6 11-1 87 t

7/2 F

Danny Gilligan

A Slattery

prominent, dropped to 7th after 7th, headway after 3 out, 4th after 2 out, lost place and weakened approaching straight, tailed off

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12 19

15 Tantrum Boy

6 10-8 80

4/1 2F

Phillip Enright

B McMahon

in touch, 5th after 7th, progress after 3 out, improved to 3rd after 2 out, lost place and weakened before last, tailed off

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2 L'as De Watt (FR)

5 11-13 99 t

16/1

Sean Flanagan

P Fenton

tracked leader, mistake in 3rd at 4th, dropped to 5th before 5th, took closer order after 6th, 3rd after 7th, closed 3 out, lost place and weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last

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4 Drumconnor Hill

5 11-11 97

20/1

Jordan Gainford

C Collins

rear, 18th after 7th, no impression, pulled up before 2 out

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6 Hey Babbs

6 11-2 93 t p¹

16/1

Eoghan Finegan (5)

D A McLoughlin

towards rear, headway before 7th, 6th after 7th, lost place 4 out where mistake and fell

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8 The Vegas Raider

8 11-2 88 t v

40/1

Daniel King

K A Heffernan

rear, 15th after 7th, no headway, pulled up before 2 out

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11 Itaintmebabe

7 10-9 84

33/1

Josh Williamson (3)

G Elliott

rear of mid-division, 9th after 7th, lost place after 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out

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13 Coppola

7 10-11 83 p

22/1

Sam Ewing

G Elliott

mid-division, 12th after 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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16 Vangaway

5 10-7 79 p¹

80/1

R Deegan

M A Gunn

soon mid-division, dropped to 14th after 7th, in rear after 4 out, soon under pressure, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last

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12 Three By Two

10 10-12 84 t p

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20 Max Time

9 10-0 72 t

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21 Il Silenzio (GB)

9 11-1 87 t p

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23 Simpletwistoffaith

9 10-12 84

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Off Time: 18:12:32 Winning Time: 6m 6.70s Last Updated: 07 Sep 2026 19:35:05

Betting returns

Type	Winnings
CSF	€643.45 (7, 3)
Tricast	€4,488.92 (7, 3, 5)
Win	€22.60 (7)
Place	€3.90 (7), €10.00 (3), €1.70 (5), €2.10 (17)
Exacta	€1,194.00 (7, 3)

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Previous Winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
2025 (Div 1)	Good - Yielding	18	Navy Waves	7	11 0	84	033-609	6 days	Mrs J Cashin (88 miles)	Ryan Treacy	20/ 1	5:58.60
2025 (Div 2)	Good - Yielding	19	Sporting Glance	6	11 12	98	1Z/2Y4YPH-4H5H5H	73 days	Cian Collins (133 miles)	Danny Gilligan	4/ 1	5:49.80
2024 (Div 1)	Good - Yielding	19	Oskar High	12	10 13	80	090P4-0	104 days	N Lee (1 miles)	Shane O'Callaghan	12/ 1	5:35.30
2024 (Div 2)	Good - Yielding	20	Max Time	7	10 13	80	9H7H5H0HPH7H0H0H-0H	111 days	I Madden (1 miles)	Shane Fitzgerald	17/ 2	5:32.70
2023 (Div 1)	Soft	17	Hutchie	7	11 6	87	P0-7P99	19 days	S G Carey (113 miles)	J J Slevin	11/ 1	6:04.30
2023 (Div 2)	Soft	17	Delias Pet	8	11 1	82	9H/6Z-PZ5Z3ZPC7H4H4H	14 days	T Doyle (88 miles)	Mr D Doyle	6/ 1	5:52.80
2022 (Div 1)	Yielding	16	Oskar High	10	11 1	82	P8000-9	97 days	N Lee (1 miles)	Shane O'Callaghan	20/ 1	5:50.02
2022 (Div 2)	Yielding	17	Crimson Chief	10	11 10	91	3C5C4H0C0H-8H5C9C1C	17 days	J Morrison (142 miles)	Kieren Buckley	13/ 2	5:59.07

Race Favourite Stats

Year	Favourite Finish Position	Winner Market Position
2025	1	1
2024	DNF	5
2023	6, 4	3
2022	2	3

Race Record

Distance	Record Time
2m 6f 97y	5:32.70