1998 Galway Hurdle

Black Queen (IRE) won the 1998 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 30 July 1998, trained by John E Kiely and ridden by J R Barry, at 10/1, beating Tidjani I (IRE) by 4½ lengths.

Updated 1998-07-30

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Hurdle in 1998? Black Queen (IRE) won the 1998 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 30 July 1998, trained by John E Kiely and ridden by J R Barry, at 10/1, beating Tidjani I (IRE) by 4½ lengths.
Who came second in the 1998 Galway Hurdle? Tidjani I (IRE) (10/1) finished second, and Shantarini (IRE) (9/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1998 Galway Hurdle? No. The 7/1 favourite Penny Native (IRE) pulled up.
What was the winning time of the 1998 Galway Hurdle? Black Queen (IRE) won in 4m 0.00s over 2m on Yielding going.
How many ran in the 1998 Galway Hurdle? 24 ran in the 1998 Galway Hurdle (average since 1990: 20.8).

Black Queen (IRE)Winner

10/1SP

24 ranRunners

4m 0.00sWinning time

Penny Native (IRE) (7/1F): pulled upFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time
1	won 4½	Black Queen (IRE)	10/1	7	10-2	J R Barry	-	John E Kiely	106	-	Heinz Pollmeier	-	4m 0.00s
2	4½	Tidjani I (IRE)	10/1	6	9-13	Fran Berry	3	Francis Berry	106	-	John P McManus	4½	-
3	5½	Shantarini (IRE)	9/1	4	10-5	K P Gaule	-	S Donohoe	109	-	Mrs George Donohoe	10	-
4	1	Patriot Games (IRE)	20/1	4	10-2	A P McCoy	-	Aidan O'Brien	106	-	John P McManus	11	-
5	nk	Palette (IRE)	33/1	6	10-9	D J Casey	-	Willie Mullins	113	-	Mayden Syndicate	11¼	-
6	5	Keal Ryan (IRE)	33/1	5	9-6	S M McGovern	7	Michael Cunningham	103	b	Mrs Audrey O'Connor	16¼	-
7	shd	Taits Clock I (IRE)	50/1	9	9-2	J E Casey	5	Donal Hassett	97	-	F Costello	16½	-
8	3	Archive Footage (GB)	8/1	6	11-6	R Dunwoody	-	D K Weld	124	b	Dr Michael Smurfit	19½	-
9	3	Regency Rake (GB)	12/1	6	10-5	R Walsh	-	A L T Moore	109	-	Mrs J J McGettigan	22½	-
10	¾	Keeping The Faith (IRE)	20/1	4	9-12	P L Malone	-	Thomas Carmody	102	-	Donkey Ltd	23¼	-
11	9	Iron County Xmas (USA)	16/1	4	10-11	D T Evans	-	D K Weld	115	b	Iron County Farms	dist	-
12	shd	Aerleon Pete (IRE)	33/1	4	9-2	Paul Moloney	5	C Roche	97	-	John P McManus	dist	-
13	1	River Valley Lady (IRE)	50/1	5	9-7	Tommy Treacy	-	P Delaney	97	-	Albert Conneally	dist	-
14	5	Magical Lady (IRE)	14/1	6	12-0	G Cotter	-	P Hughes	132	-	John McKay	dist	-
15	7	DromineerI (IRE)	12/1	7	10-12	Jason Titley	-	T J Taaffe	116	-	Christopher Cashin	dist	-
16	¾	Kinnescash (IRE)	14/1	5	10-13	Warren Marston	-	Peter Bowen	117	-	D R James	dist	-
17	1	Heart Of Avondale (IRE)	25/1	5	9-4	Adrian O'Shea	5	Lindsay Woods	99	-	The Leprechaun Syndicate	dist	-
18	2½	Alvine (IRE)	100/1	6	9-9	P P Kinane	-	S J Mahon	97	-	Mrs Valerie Casey	dist	-
19	20	Johnny Brushaside (IRE)	10/1	5	10-3	Paul Carberry	-	Noel Meade	107	-	Exors Of The Late John O'Meara	dist	-
20	3½	State Princess (IRE)	20/1	8	9-10	K A Kelly	7	D T Hughes	107	-	Caffreys Batterstown Synd	dist	-
F	-	Hoh Express (GB)	12/1	6	10-5	Barry Fenton	-	Paul Webber	109	-	Mrs Joan L Egan	-	-
BD	-	One More Spin (IRE)	20/1	5	9-11	Norman Williamson	-	E J O'Grady	101	-	J S Gutkin	-	-
PU	-	Pas Possible (IRE)	14/1	6	9-10	B Powell Snr	-	Augustine Leahy	100	-	T G Curtin	-	-
PU	-	Penny Native (IRE)	7/1F	6	10-5	Conor O'Dwyer	-	A L T Moore	109	-	Frank Conroy	-	-

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	Black Queen (IRE)	1998-08-13	Tramore	Noel Griffin Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap	2nd of 12	5/1
2	Tidjani I (IRE)	1998-09-07	Galway	Tom Hogan Motors Handicap	7th of 10	8/1
3	Shantarini (IRE)	1998-08-15	Curragh	Summertime Handicap	7th of 8	10/1
4	Patriot Games (IRE)	1998-08-25	Tralee	Deasys Sparkling Orange Handicap Hurdle	5th of 9	3/1F
5	Palette (IRE)	1998-08-01	Galway	Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle	2nd of 17	6/1
6	Keal Ryan (IRE)	1998-08-25	Tralee	Deasys Sparkling Orange Handicap Hurdle	8th of 9	11/1
7	Taits Clock I (IRE)	1998-07-31	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	unseated rider	10/1
8	Archive Footage (GB)	1998-10-11	Naas	Paddy Power Handicap	13th of 18	25/1
9	Regency Rake (GB)	1998-09-21	Listowel	Aer Rianta Shannon (Q.R.) Handicap	3rd of 12	9/1
10	Keeping The Faith (IRE)	1998-08-22	Fairyhouse	Rathbeggan Handicap	6th of 13	14/1
11	Iron County Xmas (USA)	1998-09-25	Listowel	Paud Fitzmaurice Memorial (Q.R.) Race	4th of 9	13/8F
12	Aerleon Pete (IRE)	1998-08-16	Tramore	Richard Power Handicap Hurdle	2nd of 10	6/4F
13	River Valley Lady (IRE)	1998-08-01	Galway	Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle	13th of 17	25/1
14	Magical Lady (IRE)	1998-10-15	Gowran Park	Smithwicks 'Going for a Pint' Handicap Hurdle	12th of 16	25/1
15	DromineerI (IRE)	1998-08-13	Tramore	Noel Griffin Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap	4th of 12	10/1
16	Kinnescash (IRE)	1998-08-16	Pontefract	49's Handicap	5th of 7	8/1
17	Heart Of Avondale (IRE)	1998-11-26	Carlisle	Headlam Newcastle Handicap Hurdle Class D	4th of 6	9/2
18	Alvine (IRE)	1998-08-19	Dundalk	Peter Lynch Memorial Handicap Hurdle	7th of 19	12/1
19	Johnny Brushaside (IRE)	1998-08-24	Tralee	Tralee Vintners Beginners Chase	won	11/10F
20	State Princess (IRE)	1998-08-13	Tramore	O'Neills Handicap Hurdle	6th of 12	9/1
F	Hoh Express (GB)	1998-08-13	Beverley	Tote Rapid Lad Handicap	9th of 9	8/1
BD	One More Spin (IRE)	1998-08-16	Tramore	Richard Power Handicap Hurdle	5th of 10	6/1
PU	Pas Possible (IRE)	1998-08-24	Tralee	Kelliher Group Handicap	3rd of 8	12/1
PU	Penny Native (IRE)	1998-09-24	Listowel	Smithwicks Beer Handicap Hurdle	9th of 15	12/1

24 of 24 have run since; 1 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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1998 Galway Hurdle

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How they ran next

Galway Hurdle winners by year

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