Galway Handicap Hurdle

The Galway Handicap Hurdle 2011 (2m) - Dice storms to Galway glory

Moon Dice stormed to glory in the Galway Handicap Hurdle beating long time leader Fosters Cross. First and second from the start, Fosters Cross tried to replicate his lead-all-the-way tactics from Monday and it appeared he had the rest of the pack on the stretch with three furlongs to go.

However, Tom Doyle was always in Fosters Cross slipstream aboard Moon Dice and the Paul Flynn-trained six-year-old propelled himself to the front round the home turn and duly pulled away from his rivals to win by four-and-a-half lengths.

Short-priced favourite The Real Article managed to stay on to fourth place, but never got near the winner, who was an impressive 20/1 winner.

Galway Hurdle 2011 Result

16:50 Galway Handicap Hurdle (2m)
1.Moon Dice - T Doyle - P Flynn - 20/1
2.Fosters Cross - D Russell - T Mullins - 12/1
3.Dirar - B Geraghty - G Elliott - 7/1
4.The Real Article - P Mangan - E O'Grady - 3/1 Fav
5.Princeton Plains - A Crowe - E Harty - 16/1
20 ran

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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.