Deacy Gilligan Hurdle – Galway

Galway

16:50

Deacy Gilligan Hurdle

Date 2025-09-08

Distance 2m5f129y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,325

Winning Time 5m 24.60s (slow by 14.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lord Erskine (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · H Rogers	11/4	Won
2nd	Run For Oscar (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	5/2J	14
3rd	Busselton (FR) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6/1	2.25
4th	Brazil (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	28/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	HMS Seahorse (IRE) Peter Smithers · Paul Nolan	15/2
C.O.	Yeats Star (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	5/2J

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Run For Oscar Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	160	—	/2/12-	-	143	80	—	—	—	-17	12.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Eight-time winner incl' four over timber, strip fitter for latest Flat run, not discounted
7	Yeats Star Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	1FU-53	133	141	81	24d	—	—	+5	27.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Rated 133, may have needed latest, likes it soft and yard won this last year, interesting
6	Lord Erskine Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:H Rogers	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:H Rogers	154	b	0401-7	131	149	135	39d	—	—	+7	26	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Admirable veteran, creditable run in Galway Hurdle latest, well beaten in this last year
5	Busselton Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	154	—	664P1-	137	148	76	—	—	—	+20	35.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Course winner on Flat, won over the banks at Punchestown in May, lacks a recent run
2	HMS Seahorse Chestnut J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan	160	b	00-12F	138	144	66	33d	—	—	+15	24.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Rated 138, dual-purpose, won over timber at Clonmel in June, ground versatile, chance
4	Brazil Bay J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Padraig Roche	154	t	P4-7P3	132	133	43	30d	—	—	+17	21.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Rated 132, no win over hurdles since Nov' 2022, beaten 17l on return to hurdles latest
NR	Custom Taylor Chestnut J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	160	v	22011-	128	134	100	139d	—	—	—	39	—	—
Rated 128, on a hat-trick after wins at Limerick and Fairyhouse, lacks a recent run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Run For Oscar	2/1	2/1	15/8	15/8	7/4
Yeats Star	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Lord Erskine	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Busselton	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
HMS Seahorse	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Brazil	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Custom Taylor	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Custom Taylor

OR: 19.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Busselton

35.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 9 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Yeats Star

27.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Lord Erskine

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

HMS Seahorse

24.9

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Brazil

21.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Run For Oscar

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
HMS Seahorse	138	144	66
Busselton	137	148	76
Yeats Star	133	141	81
Brazil	132	133	43
Lord Erskine	131	149	135
Custom Taylor	128	134	100
Run For Oscar	—	143	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yeats Star	24d ago	Fit
Brazil	30d ago	Fit
HMS Seahorse	33d ago	Fit
Lord Erskine	39d ago	Fit
Custom Taylor	139d ago	Long break
Run For Oscar	—	—
Busselton	—	—