Day Five Race One

Guinness Handicap Hurdle 2011 (2m 2f) - Magic start for Weld

Dermot Weld notched up his 12th winner of the Galway Festival as Rainforest Magic breezed to success in the opener on day five of the extravaganza. A winner here on the flat earlier in the week the four-year-old never looked in any trouble and when Par Five was brought down early on it was just a matter of jumping the obstacles.

Robbie McNamara pushed him clear three furlongs from home and he sauntered clear from Clonsilla Faith to win by four-and-a-half lengths.

Guinness Handicap Hurdle 2011 Result

17:10 Guinness Handicap Hurdle (2m 2f)
1.Rainforest Magic - P Smullen - D Weld - 5/4 Fav
2.Clonsilla Fath - J McKeown - P Casey - 25/1
3.Regal Obligation - B O'Neill - C Bowe - 14/1
4.Mister Watzisname - R Harding - G Penfold - 33/1
18 ran

Guinness Handicap Race Card

Racecard to follow shortly...

Guinness Handicap Hurdle Result 2010

17:10 Guinness (q.r.) Handicap Hurdle (88-109) (2m 2f)
1.Kalellshan - Mr J Carroll - C Byrnes - 11/4f
2.Turner Brown - Ms K Walsh - M O'Hare - 6/2
3.Mannin Beach - Miss N Carberry - C Swan - 10/1
4.Credit Box - Mr A Keane - M Keane - 20/1
18 ran

2009 Result

It was the reserve horse, Back Me Up, trained by Christie Roche and ridden by son Paul who won this dour, punishing race with odds of 11/1. He was always prominent but was the one with the most in the tank after they jumped the last. He was too strong on the run in and won by 5 lengths from the tired Rainbow Dash with Sharadi back in third. It was the first 2009 Festival winner for well known owner JP McManus.