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Pravalaguna fared best of Willie Mullins’ team, and the trainer will have to answer questions relating to the withdrawal of Some Neck.The official reason published for his scratching was recorded as a “clerical error” but the circumstances surrounding it have been referred to the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board for further investigation.
Pylonthepressure, who was well beaten in the same Susannah Ricci colours, got in as first reserve when Some Neck came out along with Drumcliff.
“I don’t know why,” Mullins said of the decision to refer the matter. “I am surprised. There was a bit of confusion about the excuse but I’m disappointed that it has come up again. It is a very straightforward thing. Owners put a lot of money into this game and it is a big race. We’ll have to see what the outcome of the inquiry is.”
IHRB bod: Now Mr. Mullins, can you clarify the circumstances leading to the withdrawal of Some Neck?
WPM: THAT WOULD BE AN ECUMENICAL MATTER.
Just looked back at Ballycasey’s reason for withdrawal last year: unsuitable ground. It was recorded as yielding. That pesky yielding ground, so dreadful for jumps horses.
Yielding was the description of the ground on which Ballycasey had won a 2.5m G2 chase by 11 lengths, earning himself his career high rating, and also the description when he placed 3rd in the Galway Plate the year Lord Scoundrel won it.
It’s very unusual for nobody to get the winner on here for a race like that, but despite my no shows, I think it’s a race I’ll go back to.
I think Borice should go on to better things this season, I thought he won that as he liked, despite the short margin.
Movewithetimes running a big race when he fell, and Azzuri not to be underestimated when he goes back to 2 Miles.
He’s a lovely sort and had nobody to race against on his side at the finish so yes probably didn’t see his full potential…also a big gallopy type probably unsuited to playing dodgems on a tight track…interesting to watch this year. He has his place (win) over the requisite distance for the Grand National and the chase start this season so those boxes ticked, Elliot just needs to ensure his mark is high enough to be sure of getting in and he is free to prepare him however he wants.
Pylonthepressure went OK I thought, made a bit of a hash of the last double having maybe been unsighted by the loose horse and couldn’t get the revs up to spin the turn and blast up the hill and his jockey let him come home in his own time. I’ll definitely back him again, maybe in one of the autumn Nationals.
Galway handicaps definitely not for the faint hearted. That bottleneck after the first fence looked scary stuff and they were so bunched the whole way round, on faster ground than last year, with the loose horse causing havoc that it was watch between your fingers stuff.
It actually might be good practice for a modern Grand National horse…some moments yesterday reminded me of the ruck at the Canal Turn. Bodes well for Borice that he was unfazed.
I think it’s a race I’ll go back to.
I think it’s a race that you’ll have to watch back 22 times to see all that went on!!! It was like the wacky races but the best horse at the weights won and the second best horse was second so a fair result.
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