Galway Bay Hotel & The Galmont Hotel Novice Hurdle

Galway

17:10

Date 2025-07-28

Distance 2m130y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €12,390

Winning Time 3m 53.90s (slow by 5.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Davy Crockett (IRE) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	1/2F	Won
2nd	Mick Collins (IRE) Mr M J Kenneally · Noel Meade	4/1	2.5
3rd	Chortal (GB) Mr J H Williamson · Gordon Elliott	16/1	7
4th	The Real Screamer (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Paul W Flynn	16/1	12
5th	Jurality (GB) Benjamin P Kennedy · Paul W Flynn	200/1	1.25
6th	A Snow White Park (IRE) Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	11/1	3
7th	Ephesus (IRE) Daniel King · Denis Gerard Hogan	13/2	10
8th	Footstepstoglory (IRE) Mr B M Coonan · David Harry Kelly	300/1	11
9th	Move It On Over (IRE) J J Slevin · John F O'Neill	300/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Los Toldos (GB) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	28/1
U.R.	Tuba (GB) Sam Ewing · Richard John O'Brien	80/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Davy Crockett Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	154	—	1	-	-	-	51d	—	—	-31	30	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Won a Punchestown bumper easily on debut, half-brother won this in 2023, go well
5	Mick Collins Bay J:Mr M J Kenneally(7) T:Noel Meade	J:Mr M J Kenneally(7) T:Noel Meade	161	ht	6-512	123	131	120	23d	—	—	+6	23.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Rated 123, holds Chortal on last run at Bellewstown, chance especially if jumping better
2	Ephesus Chestnut J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	161	tp	2314U-	124	132	102	86d	—	—	+15	27.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual-purpose, ground may not have been ideal last twice, go well back on sounder surface
6	A Snow White Park Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	154	—	F1	-	127	71	62d	—	—	+3	11.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Sprung a 66-1 surprise to win on Rules' debut (Chortal behind), unexposed, not dismissed
1	Chortal Bay J:Mr J H Williamson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	531-33	115	126	109	23d	—	—	+12	17.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Bellewstown maiden winner, rated 115, Kennedy prefers the chances of Eternal Echo
4	Los Toldos Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	161	t	5-1	117	118	104	—	—	—	+24	28	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Cork in May, unseated on the Flat latest, a bit to find but not discounted
11	The Real Screamer Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul W Flynn	J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul W Flynn	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Flat winner, rated 77 in that sphere, tough assignment for hurdles debut, watch
12	Tuba Grey J:Sam Ewing T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Sam Ewing T:Richard John O'Brien	154	—	4	-	99	57	—	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Dual-purpose maiden, mild promise on hurdles debut, lots of improvement needed
8	Footstepstoglory Brown J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:David Harry Kelly	J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:David Harry Kelly	154	—	07	-	75	41	23d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Well beaten in both starts to date, unlikely to be the answer
9	Jurality Chestnut J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Paul W Flynn	154	—	00-	-	91	71	—	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
0-13 on the Flat and no impact in two previous hurdling runs, hard to fancy
10	Move It On Over Bay J:J J Slevin T:John F O'Neill	J:J J Slevin T:John F O'Neill	154	—	07	-	93	24	21d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Long odds and no show in two starts over hurdles, others appeal more
NR	Eternal Echo Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	h	1231-	-	125	44	99d	—	—	—	17.6	—	—
Bumper winner, scored on hurdles debut at Cork on soft, should handle good, chance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Davy Crockett	4/9	4/9	4/9	4/9	4/9
Mick Collins	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Ephesus	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	5/1
A Snow White Park	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Chortal	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	12/1
Los Toldos	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
The Real Screamer	28/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Tuba	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Footstepstoglory	300/1	250/1	250/1	200/1	200/1
Jurality	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Move It On Over	300/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1
Eternal Echo	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Davy Crockett

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Los Toldos

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

20/1

3rd

Ephesus

27.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 5.4 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Mick Collins

23.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Chortal

17.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Eternal Echo

17.6

OR: 0 Form: 17.6 Odds: 0

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A Snow White Park

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 2.1

11/1

The Real Screamer

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Tuba

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Footstepstoglory

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Jurality

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Move It On Over

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ephesus	124	132	102
Mick Collins	123	131	120
Los Toldos	117	118	104
Chortal	115	126	109
Davy Crockett	—	—	—
A Snow White Park	—	127	71
The Real Screamer	—	—	—
Tuba	—	99	57
Footstepstoglory	—	75	41
Jurality	—	91	71
Move It On Over	—	93	24
Eternal Echo	—	125	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Move It On Over	21d ago	Fit
Mick Collins	23d ago	Fit
Chortal	23d ago	Fit
Footstepstoglory	23d ago	Fit
Davy Crockett	51d ago	Fresh
A Snow White Park	62d ago	Fresh
Ephesus	86d ago	Fresh
Eternal Echo	99d ago	Long break
Los Toldos	—	—
The Real Screamer	—	—
Tuba	—	—
Jurality	—	—