2001 Galway Hurdle

Ansar (IRE) won the 2001 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 2 August 2001, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Paul Carberry, at 6/1, beating The Gatherer (IRE) by 3 lengths.

Updated 2001-08-02

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Hurdle in 2001? Ansar (IRE) won the 2001 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 2 August 2001, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Paul Carberry, at 6/1, beating The Gatherer (IRE) by 3 lengths.
Who came second in the 2001 Galway Hurdle? The Gatherer (IRE) (9/1) finished second, and Vivo (IRE) (14/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2001 Galway Hurdle? No. The 5/2 favourite Ulundi (GB) finished 13th of 20.
What was the winning time of the 2001 Galway Hurdle? Ansar (IRE) won in 3m 43.90s over 2m on Good To Yielding going.
How much prize money did the 2001 Galway Hurdle winner get? Ansar (IRE) earned €85,751 for winning the 2001 Galway Hurdle.
How many ran in the 2001 Galway Hurdle? 20 ran in the 2001 Galway Hurdle (average since 1990: 20.8).

Ansar (IRE)Winner

6/1SP

20 ranRunners

3m 43.90sWinning time

€85,751Prize to winner

Ulundi (GB) (5/2F): 13th of 20Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 3	Ansar (IRE)	6/1	5	9-9	Paul Carberry	-	D K Weld	121	-	Mrs K Devlin	-	3m 43.90s	€85,751
2	3	The Gatherer (IRE)	9/1	7	9-9	D J Casey	-	A L T Moore	121	-	John P McManus	3	-	€27,152
3	3	Vivo (IRE)	14/1	8	9-12	K A Kelly	-	C Roche	124	t	John P McManus	6	-	€13,047
4	4	Masalarian (IRE)	16/1	6	9-8	Daniel Howard	7	A L T Moore	127	-	Conbrocaslaw Syndicate	10	-	€4,584
5	1½	Darialann (IRE)	20/1	6	9-10	Tommy Treacy	-	D K Weld	122	b	S Mulryan	11½	-	-
6	hd	Sharpaten (IRE)	14/1	6	9-12	P A Carberry	-	P Hughes	124	-	D F O'Rourke	11¾	-	-
7	6	Albatros (FR)	20/1	4	9-8	Norman Williamson	-	E J O'Grady	120	-	Mrs C McCabe	17¾	-	-
8	¾	Goldstreet (IRE)	25/1	4	9-11	Jim Culloty	-	Ms F M Crowley	123	-	Crock Of Gold Syndicate	18½	-	-
9	½	Berengarius (IRE)	20/1	5	9-2	Ross Geraghty	5	M Halford	119	t	M Woods	19	-	-
10	1½	Balla Sola (IRE)	25/1	6	10-11	R Walsh	-	Willie Mullins	137	t	Top Cat Syndicate	20½	-	-
11	½	Gift Token (GB)	33/1	7	9-4	Josh Byrne	3	P Hughes	119	-	Peter J Mcmanamy	21	-	-
12	7	Grinkov (IRE)	8/1	6	10-1	G Cotter	-	P Hughes	127	-	Anns Backer Syndicate	28	-	-
13	14	Ulundi (GB)	5/2F	6	10-2	D Gallagher	-	Paul Webber	128	-	D Heath	dist	-	-
14	5	Abaco I (USA)	50/1	9	9-4	Neil Mulholland	3	Seamus O'Farrell	119	b	Seamus O'Farrell	dist	-	-
15	1½	Golden Storm (IRE)	25/1	4	9-4	M P Madden	3	Ms F M Crowley	119	-	Crock Of Gold Syndicate	dist	-	-
16	11	Palouse (IRE)	33/1	5	9-10	J E Casey	-	P J Rothwell	122	b	G Kinch	dist	-	-
17	20	Quinze (GB)	14/1	8	11-6	Conor O'Dwyer	-	P Hughes	146	-	P C Byrne	dist	-	-
PU	-	Moving On Up (GB)	20/1	7	9-8	J R Barry	-	D K Weld	120	-	Michael Hilary Burke	-	-	-
PU	-	Patriot Games (IRE)	12/1	7	9-9	Charlie Swan	-	C F Swan	121	-	John P McManus	-	-	-
F	-	Timber King (IRE)	7/1	5	10-0	Paul Moloney	-	C Roche	126	-	Mrs John Magnier	-	-	-

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	Ansar (IRE)	2001-08-31	Tralee	Guinness Gold Cup	4th of 11	6/4F
2	The Gatherer (IRE)	2001-09-01	Tralee	Lee Strand Hurdle	Fell	4/5F
3	Vivo (IRE)	2001-08-28	Tralee	Patsy Byrne Handicap Hurdle	5th of 10	3/1F
4	Masalarian (IRE)	2001-10-08	Roscommon	Kilbegnet European Breeders Fund Novice Chase	Won	4/5F
5	Darialann (IRE)	2001-08-30	Tralee	Denny Havasnack (QR) Race	3rd of 10	7/1
6	Sharpaten (IRE)	2001-08-11	Wexford (RH)	Nick O'Donnell Memorial Handicap	3rd of 7	5/2F
7	Albatros (FR)	2001-08-12	Leopardstown	European Breeders Fund August Handicap	Won	4/1
8	Goldstreet (IRE)	2001-09-02	Tralee	Barrys Bakery Novice Hurdle	2nd of 7	4/1
9	Berengarius (IRE)	2001-08-30	Tralee	Tote Exacta Handicap	2nd of 15	8/1
10	Balla Sola (IRE)	2001-08-12	Leopardstown	European Breeders Fund August Handicap	Refused to race	9/1
11	Gift Token (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
12	Grinkov (IRE)	2001-08-03	Galway	Guinness Extra Stout Handicap	4th of 11	6/1
13	Ulundi (GB)	2001-10-27	Kempton	Platinum Security Hurdle Class B	6th of 9	10/1
14	Abaco I (USA)	2001-08-13	Tramore	Richard Power Handicap Hurdle	4th of 11	8/1
15	Golden Storm (IRE)	2001-09-01	Tralee	Lee Strand Hurdle	2nd of 7	11/2
16	Palouse (IRE)	2001-08-13	Tramore	Richard Power Handicap Hurdle	3rd of 11	8/1
17	Quinze (GB)	2001-08-30	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	2nd of 8	6/4F
PU	Moving On Up (GB)	2001-08-28	Tralee	Patsy Byrne Handicap Hurdle	3rd of 10	9/1
PU	Patriot Games (IRE)	2001-09-08	Leopardstown	European Breeders Fund September Handicap	3rd of 15	7/1
F	Timber King (IRE)	2001-08-23	Gowran Park	Fenniscourt (QR) Maiden	Won	4/6F

19 of 20 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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2001 Galway Hurdle

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