Galway Handicap Hurdle

The Galway Handicap Hurdle 2010

The Galway Handicap Hurdle ran over 2 miles, is the second of two top class races held at the Festival and will attract a huge amount of interest in the Galway Festival 2010 Betting. The other big race is the Galway Plate. The Galway Handicap Hurdle race takes place on the Day 4 of the Festival and usually attracts a big field and huge interest from racegoers and race followers. Prize money this year is in excess of 220,000 Euros and is catching the eye of the big stables from across the water. Day 4 is of course also Ladies Day which makes it one of the best days of the Galway Festival 2010.

The betting for the Galway Handicap Hurdle is now starting to hot up with a number of top horses being well backed, Overturn and Dirar are the two horses currently holding their own with the bookmakers. Overturn goes for Donald McCain Jnr and looks to have a real chance of doing well in Galway after winning last time out. Bahrain Storm won the race last year and has to have a great chance once again in 2010 at a good looking price. He is being well backed to perform well once again with Tracy Piggott of TV3 in Ireland already tipping him to make it two-in-a-row with another win in 2010.

Galway Handicap Hurdle 2010 Result

16:50 Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (grade A) (2m)
1.Overturn - G Lee - D McCain Jnr - 6/1
2.Bahrain Storm - J Barry - P Flynn - 8/1
3.Dirar - B Geraghty - G Elliott - 4/1f
4.Slieveardagh - P Mangan - E O'Grady - 9/1
19 ran

2009 Result

20/1 outsider Bahrain Storm stole a march on the field to win the Galway Hurdle by a huge six lengths from hot favourite, Deutschland. Always there or thereabout Bahrain Storm went clear after the second last and never looked back as the rest of the field struggled to find space. In the event a bad fall at the last put paid to any place chances to several, but did not affect the winner's gallop to the line.

It appeared to some that Ruby Walsh riding Deutschland left it too late to mount a serious challenge but when he did breal free came with a tremendous run to claim second place well clear of the tird horse, Lucky Wish. Fourth was the Tony Martin trained, Northern Alliance.

1st Bahrain Storm, P Flynn, S Gray, 25/1
2nd Deutschland, W Mullins, R Walsh, 15/8 Fav
3rd Lucky Wish, E Griffin, D Casey, 25/1
4th Northern Alliance, A Martin, AP McCoy, 7/1

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