1996 Galway Hurdle

Mystical City (IRE) won the 1996 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 1 August 1996, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by D J Casey, at 20/1, beating Space Trucker (IRE) by 2½ lengths.

Updated 1996-08-01

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Hurdle in 1996? Mystical City (IRE) won the 1996 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 1 August 1996, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by D J Casey, at 20/1, beating Space Trucker (IRE) by 2½ lengths.
Who came second in the 1996 Galway Hurdle? Space Trucker (IRE) (7/1) finished second, and Just Little (GB) (14/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1996 Galway Hurdle? No. The 9/2 favourite Royal Albert (IRE) slipped up.
What was the winning time of the 1996 Galway Hurdle? Mystical City (IRE) won in 3m 39.20s over 2m on Good going.
How many ran in the 1996 Galway Hurdle? 21 ran in the 1996 Galway Hurdle (average since 1990: 20.8).

Mystical City (IRE)Winner

20/1SP

21 ranRunners

3m 39.20sWinning time

Royal Albert (IRE) (9/2F): slipped upFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time
1	won 2½	Mystical City (IRE)	20/1	6	10-1	D J Casey	3	Willie Mullins	-	Phantom Syndicate	-	3m 39.20s
2	2½	Space Trucker (IRE)	7/1	5	10-11	Norman Williamson	-	Mrs John Harrington	-	Mrs E Queally	2½	-
3	nk	Just Little (GB)	14/1	4	10-3	Charlie Swan	-	Aidan O'Brien	-	Seamus O'Farrell	2¾	-
4	3½	Khayrawani (IRE)	6/1	4	10-6	Conor O'Dwyer	-	P Burke	-	John P McManus	6¼	-
5	3	Northern Fancy (IRE)	25/1	5	9-7	F Woods	-	A. J. Martin	-	Gerard Mcclure	9¼	-
6	hd	Dreams End (GB)	20/1	8	11-3	R Farrant	-	Peter Bowen	-	T G Price	9½	-
7	7	Alasad (GB)	7/1	6	10-11	Paul Carberry	-	Noel Meade	-	W Jameson	16½	-
8	dh	Dance Beat I (IRE)	14/1	5	11-7	J Shortt	-	Mrs John Harrington	-	Mrs E Queally	16½	-
9	dh	Phardy (IRE)	50/1	5	9-7	B Powell Snr	-	Augustine Leahy	-	Gan Ceann Syndicate	16½	-
10	dh	West On Bridge St (IRE)	16/1	6	9-12	D Bridgwater	-	V T O'Brien	-	Robert Hennelly	16½	-
11	dh	Suivez (GB)	20/1	6	10-11	Jamie Osborne	-	Mrs N MacAuley	-	Kingpin Racing	16½	-
12	dh	Rupert Belle (IRE)	16/1	5	9-13	P Henley	3	C P Donoghue	-	Mrs E Donoghue	16½	-
13	dh	No Tag (IRE)	10/1	8	11-8	Jason Titley	-	Patrick G Kelly	-	Ms M Hynes	16½	-
14	dh	Talina's Law (IRE)	10/1	4	10-12	Graham Bradley	-	P Mullins	b	M Donovan	16½	-
15	dh	Treble Bob (IRE)	20/1	6	12-0	R Dunwoody	-	D K Weld	-	Dr Michael Smurfit	16½	-
16	dh	Kawa-Kawa (GB)	50/1	9	9-12	S H O'Donovan	-	P Delaney	-	R J Collier	16½	-
17	dh	Crossfarnogue (IRE)	33/1	7	11-10	T Horgan	-	Aidan O'Brien	-	Gregg Stafford	16½	-
18	dh	Ros Castle (GB)	14/1	5	11-1	A P McCoy	-	Anthony Mullins	b	Mrs A F Mee	16½	-
19	dh	Lady Arpel (IRE)	20/1	4	10-12	K F O'Brien	-	Patrick O'Leary	-	P O'Leary	16½	-
20	dh	State Princess (IRE)	20/1	6	10-9	Adrian Maguire	-	Ger Lyons	-	Sportsmans Inn Syndicate	16½	-
SU	-	Royal Albert (IRE)	9/2F	7	10-9	M Duffy	-	Patrick J Flynn	-	Wicklow Hills Racing Syndicate	-	-

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	Mystical City (IRE)	1996-08-15	Tramore	Guinness Q.R. Handicap	won	EvensF
2	Space Trucker (IRE)	1996-08-17	Curragh	Cill Dara Handicap	2nd of 13	6/1
3	Just Little (GB)	1996-08-18	Roscommon	Flemings Super Valu Handicap Hurdle	won	4/5F
4	Khayrawani (IRE)	1996-09-24	Listowel	Listowel Races Lartigue Handicap Hurdle	won	9/4F
5	Northern Fancy (IRE)	1996-08-02	Galway	Budweiser Q.R. Handicap Hurdle	won	3/1
6	Dreams End (GB)	1996-08-21	York	Tote Ebor Handicap Class B	18th of 21	100/1
7	Alasad (GB)	1996-08-17	Curragh	Cill Dara Handicap	8th of 13	8/1
8	Dance Beat I (IRE)	1996-10-06	Tipperary	Junction E.B.F. Beginners Chase	won	2/1
9	Phardy (IRE)	1996-08-17	Tramore	Gain Beginners Chase	won	5/2
10	West On Bridge St (IRE)	1996-08-18	Roscommon	Flemings Super Valu Handicap Hurdle	5th of 7	5/2
11	Suivez (GB)	1996-09-14	Worcester	Solihull Handicap Hurdle Class C	fell	11/2
12	Rupert Belle (IRE)	1996-08-17	Curragh	Cill Dara Handicap	13th of 13	9/1
13	No Tag (IRE)	1996-08-22	Tipperary	European Breeders Fund Handicap	7th of 8	8/1
14	Talina's Law (IRE)	1996-10-19	Curragh	October Handicap	2nd of 15	14/1
15	Treble Bob (IRE)	1996-09-28	Listowel	Golden Vale Milk Handicap Hurdle	3rd of 10	11/2
16	Kawa-Kawa (GB)	1996-09-16	Roscommon	Creggs Apprentice Handicap	10th of 18	14/1
17	Crossfarnogue (IRE)	1996-10-27	Wexford (RH)	Talbot Hotel Beginners Chase	8th of 15	3/1
18	Ros Castle (GB)	1997-01-18	Kempton	Sun King Of The Punters Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle Class B	11th of 12	33/1
19	Lady Arpel (IRE)	1996-11-16	Punchestown	Morgiana Hurdle	3rd of 6	10/1
20	State Princess (IRE)	1998-03-14	Navan	Castletown Handicap Hurdle	17th of 17	16/1
SU	Royal Albert (IRE)	1997-04-10	Ballinrobe	Rathcarren Handicap	11th of 15	10/1

21 of 21 have run since; 6 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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1996 Galway Hurdle

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Galway Hurdle winners by year

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