3.05 MERCER HOTEL RACE of €5,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 100yds.

Galway Results Wed, 10th Sep, 1997

Going - Good to Yielding.

Jackpot Pool - €9,189.00 Winning Units - 13 Dividend - €530.20. Placepot Pool - €846.00 Winning Units - 11 Dividend - €57.70. Tote Aggregate - €97275.80.

MERCER HOTEL RACE of €5,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 100yds.

1st - €3,425.00, 2nd - €850.00, 3rd - €400.00, 4th - €250.00 5 Ran

1st

Free To Speak (IRE) 9-12
(Drawn 3)
Be My Guest (USA) - Love For Poetry(Lord Gayle (USA))

SP 7/4Jfav

D K Weld

M J Kinane

Tote Win €2.40 Place €1.40

settled 2nd, led 3 1/2f out, pushed along from 2 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well straight.

3rd Aug, 97 Cork
6th Flat This
Race 10th Jun, 98 Leopardstown
6th Flat

2nd

0.5L

Ministerial Model (IRE) 9-4
(Drawn 1)
Shalford (IRE) - Swift Reply(He Loves Me)

SP 4/1

A P O'Brien

J A Heffernan

Place €3.00

tracked leaders, close 3rd into straight, soon ridden, switched to inner 1f out and ran on well.

7th Sep, 97 Curragh
10th Flat Hcp This
Race 11th Oct, 97 Cork
1st Hdl

3rd

Graduated (IRE) 9-12
(Drawn 2)
Royal Academy (USA) - Saviour (USA)(Majestic Light (USA))

SP 7/4Jfav

J S Bolger

K J Manning

tracked leaders, close 2nd 3 1/2f out, ridden to challenge approaching straight, kept on well until no extra close home.

23rd Aug, 97 Leopardstown
5th Flat Hcp This
Race 25th Oct, 97 Leopardstown
1st Flat Hcp

4th

3.5L

Trickery (IRE) 9-2
(Drawn 4)
Cyrano de Bergerac - Beguiled (IRE)

SP 6/1

Augustine Leahy

E Ahern(2)

tracked leaders, close 4th into straight, one paced.

25th Aug, 97 Tralee
7th Flat Hcp This
Race 21st Sep, 97 Curragh
7th Flat Hcp

5th

35+L

Present Quest (USA) 8-5
(Drawn 5)
Quest For Fame - About Now (USA)

SP 50/1

E J O'Grady

D P McDonogh(6)

slowly away, soon led, headed and weakened quickly 3 1/2f out, tailed off.

2nd Sep, 97 Clonmel
7th Flat Mdn This
Race 23rd Apr, 98 Clonmel
7th Flat Hcp

Off 3.05
Time 1m. 53.30 secs, which is 1.57 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €6.00.