1990 Galway Hurdle

Athy Spirit (GB) won the 1990 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 2 August 1990, trained by W Fennin and ridden by T J Taaffe, at 9/4 favourite, beating Montefiore (GB) by 8 lengths.

Updated 1990-08-02

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Hurdle in 1990? Athy Spirit (GB) won the 1990 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 2 August 1990, trained by W Fennin and ridden by T J Taaffe, at 9/4 favourite, beating Montefiore (GB) by 8 lengths.
Who came second in the 1990 Galway Hurdle? Montefiore (GB) (5/2) finished second, and Valtaki (GB) (33/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1990 Galway Hurdle? Yes. Athy Spirit (GB) won as the 9/4 favourite.
What was the winning time of the 1990 Galway Hurdle? Athy Spirit (GB) won in 3m 40.60s over 2m on Good To Firm going.
How many ran in the 1990 Galway Hurdle? 18 ran in the 1990 Galway Hurdle (average since 1990: 20.8).

Athy Spirit (GB)Winner

9/4FSP

18 ranRunners

3m 40.60sWinning time

Athy Spirit (GB) (9/4F): wonFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Total btn	Time
1	won 8	Athy Spirit (GB)	9/4F	5	10-11	T J Taaffe	W Fennin	W Fennin	-	3m 40.60s
2	8	Montefiore (GB)	5/2	5	10-9	T Carmody	J E Mulhern	W O'Gorman	8	-
3	1	Valtaki (GB)	33/1	5	9-7	P Leech	Gerald Ham	J R Salter	9	-
4	2½	Great Dreamer (GB)	20/1	7	10-9	A J O'Brien	Francis M O'Brien	Nicholas Quinlan	11½	-
5	1	Run High (GB)	12/1	7	10-3	D G Murphy	Philip Mitchell	Mrs Patricia Mitchell	12½	-
6	½	Crimson Kiss (GB)	12/1	5	9-9	W Slattery	J Morrison	J Morrison	13	-
7	dh	Windbound Lass (GB)	12/1	7	11-8	N Mann	R J Holder	R W Savery	13	-
8	dh	Master Swordsman (USA)	33/1	7	12-0	K F O'Brien	J E Mulhern	J P Savage	13	-
9	dh	Mac's Glen (GB)	33/1	6	10-4	Norman Williamson	Michael Cunningham	N Mcgrady	13	-
10	dh	Bally Rue (USA)	14/1	4	11-12	Mr E J Kearns Jnr	J S Bolger	Edward J Kearns	13	-
11	dh	Rocket DancerI (GB)	6/1	4	11-5	Mark Dwyer	Noel Meade	Pat Garvey	13	-
12	dh	I'm Confident (GB)	20/1	6	10-12	F J Flood	M McDonagh	Michael McDonagh	13	-
13	dh	Joshua Tree (GB)	20/1	5	10-12	T F Lacy Jnr	T F Lacy	N A Crahan	13	-
14	dh	Rusty Coin (GB)	25/1	5	10-11	M Duffy	P Hughes	P Hughes	13	-
15	dh	Galacto Boy (GB)	25/1	6	10-11	L P Cusack	J S Bolger	J Moynihan	13	-
16	dh	Sealstrap (GB)	16/1	5	10-3	A Mullins	Anthony Mullins	P O'Dwyer	13	-
17	dh	Live Show (USA)	20/1	4	10-5	Mr J P Banahan	M A O'Toole	Mrs M A O'Toole	13	-
PU	-	The Ridge Boreen (GB)	20/1	6	10-1	Conor O'Dwyer	Gerard Farrell	T Farrell	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Athy Spirit (GB)	1990-09-04	Galway	Bookmakers EBF Handicap Hurdle	won	EvensF
2	Montefiore (GB)	1992-04-18	Leopardstown	Connell Handicap	10th of 16	14/1
3	Valtaki (GB)	1990-08-24	Exeter	Pride Of Exeter & District Hoteliers Association Handicap Hu	won	7/4F
4	Great Dreamer (GB)	1990-08-15	Tramore	Richard Power Handicap Hurdle	3rd of 6	7/4F
5	Run High (GB)	1990-09-18	Sandown	Levy Board Handicap	3rd of 12	9/1
6	Crimson Kiss (GB)	1990-08-28	Tralee	Tralee EBF Handicap Hurdle	2nd of 10	5/1
7	Windbound Lass (GB)	1990-08-27	Wolverhampton	Stewards Handicap	7th of 14	7/2F
8	Master Swordsman (USA)	1991-12-28	Leopardstown	Rte Sport Handicap Hurdle	12th of 12	25/1
9	Mac's Glen (GB)	1990-08-31	Tralee	Paddy Kearns Memorial Handicap Hurdle	6th of 10	6/1
10	Bally Rue (USA)	1990-08-30	Tralee	Dunnes Stores Rose Of Tralee Ladies Race	3rd of 13	9/4F
11	Rocket DancerI (GB)	1992-05-03	Gowran Park	Mountain Ash Handicap	9th of 12	20/1
12	I'm Confident (GB)	1990-08-04	Galway	Oranmore Dairies Handicap Hurdle	4th of 13	20/1
13	Joshua Tree (GB)	1990-08-04	Galway	Oranmore Dairies Handicap Hurdle	9th of 13	16/1
14	Rusty Coin (GB)	1990-09-24	Listowel	Kielys Bread Handicap Hurdle	won	5/1
15	Galacto Boy (GB)	1990-08-04	Galway	Oranmore Dairies Handicap Hurdle	12th of 13	16/1
16	Sealstrap (GB)	1990-08-15	Tramore	Richard Power Handicap Hurdle	4th of 6	3/1
17	Live Show (USA)	1990-09-30	Curragh	Old Vic Series Final Extended Handicap	14th of 18	16/1
PU	The Ridge Boreen (GB)	1990-09-04	Galway	Bookmakers EBF Handicap Hurdle	2nd of 9	10/1

18 of 18 have run since; 3 won next time out.

Galway Hurdle winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Putapoundinthejar (IRE)	10/1	A. J. Martin
2025	Ndaawi (GB)	13/2	Gordon Elliott
2024	Nurburgring (IRE)	13/2	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2023	Zarak The Brave (FR)	9/2	Willie Mullins
2022	Tudor City (IRE)	22/1	A. J. Martin
2021	Saldier (FR)	18/1	Willie Mullins
2020	Aramon (GER)	7/1	Willie Mullins
2019	Tudor City (IRE)	10/1	A. J. Martin
2018	Sharjah (FR)	12/1	Willie Mullins
2017	Tigris River (IRE)	5/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2016	Clondaw Warrior (IRE)	9/2F	Willie Mullins
2015	Quick Jack (IRE)	9/2	A. J. Martin
2014	Thomas Edison (IRE)	7/2F	A. J. Martin
2013	Missunited (IRE)	7/1	Michael Winters
2012	Rebel Fitz (FR)	11/2	Michael Winters
2011	Moon Dice (IRE)	20/1	Paul W Flynn
2010	Overturn (IRE)	6/1	Donald McCain
2009	Bahrain Storm (IRE)	20/1	Patrick J Flynn
2008	Indian Pace (IRE)	7/1	John E Kiely
2007	Farmer Brown (IRE)	9/2F	P Hughes
2006	Cuan Na Grai (IRE)	7/1	Paul Nolan
2005	More Rainbows (IRE)	33/1	Noel Meade
2004	Cloone River (IRE)	7/2F	Paul Nolan
2003	Sabadilla (USA)	14/1	Patrick Michael Verling
2002	Say Again (IRE)	16/1	Paul Nolan
2001	Ansar (IRE)	6/1	D K Weld
2000	Perugino Diamond (IRE)	14/1	Seamus O'Farrell
1999	Quinze (GB)	11/1	P Hughes
1998	Black Queen (IRE)	10/1	John E Kiely
1997	Toast The Spreece (IRE)	12/1	Aidan O'Brien
1996	Mystical City (IRE)	20/1	Willie Mullins
1995	No Tag (IRE)	11/2	Patrick G Kelly
1994	Oh So Grumpy (GB)	7/1	Mrs John Harrington
1993	Camden Buzz (IRE)	4/1	P Mullins
1992	Natalies Fancy (GB)	33/1	Patrick G Kelly
1991	Sagaman (GER)	25/1	L J Codd
1990	Athy Spirit (GB)	9/4F	W Fennin

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1990 Galway Hurdle

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