2018 Galway Hurdle

Sharjah (FR) won the 2018 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 2 August 2018, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mr P W Mullins, at 12/1, beating Blazer (FR) by 3 lengths.

Updated 2018-08-02

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Hurdle in 2018? Sharjah (FR) won the 2018 Galway Hurdle at Galway on 2 August 2018, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mr P W Mullins, at 12/1, beating Blazer (FR) by 3 lengths.
Who came second in the 2018 Galway Hurdle? Blazer (FR) (12/1) finished second, and Leoncavallo (IRE) (20/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2018 Galway Hurdle? No. The 9/2 favourite Whiskey Sour (IRE) finished 7th of 20.
What was the winning time of the 2018 Galway Hurdle? Sharjah (FR) won in 3m 45.00s over 2m on Soft going.
How much prize money did the 2018 Galway Hurdle winner get? Sharjah (FR) earned €177,000 for winning the 2018 Galway Hurdle.
How many ran in the 2018 Galway Hurdle? 20 ran in the 2018 Galway Hurdle (average since 1990: 20.8).

Sharjah (FR)Winner

12/1SP

20 ranRunners

3m 45.00sWinning time

€177,000Prize to winner

Whiskey Sour (IRE) (9/2F): 7th of 20Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 3	Sharjah (FR)	12/1	5	11-7	Mr P W Mullins	-	Willie Mullins	146	-	Mrs S Ricci	-	3m 45.00s	€177,000
2	3	Blazer (FR)	12/1	7	11-0	Mark Walsh	-	Willie Mullins	139	-	John P McManus	3	-	€57,000
3	½	Leoncavallo (IRE)	20/1	6	11-1	Sam Twiston-Davies	-	Dr Richard Newland	140	b	Valueracingclubcouk	3½	-	€27,000
4	3¼	Bedrock (GB)	33/1	5	11-5	Denis O'Regan	-	Iain Jardine	144	tp	The Risk Takers Partnership	6¾	-	€12,000
5	3½	Le Richebourg (FR)	12/1	5	11-1	Barry Geraghty	-	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	140	-	John P McManus	10¼	-	€6,000
6	2	Good Thyne Tara (GB)	12/1	8	11-5	Paul Townend	-	Willie Mullins	144	-	N G King	12¼	-	€3,000
7	½	Whiskey Sour (IRE)	9/2F	5	11-4	Danny Mullins	-	Willie Mullins	143	-	Luke McMahon	12¾	-	-
8	nk	Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)	33/1	6	11-0	J J Slevin	-	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	139	tb	John P McManus	13	-	-
9	nk	Davids Charm (IRE)	11/2	7	11-5	Rachael Blackmore	-	John J Walsh	144	h	T A O'Brien Partnership	13¼	-	-
10	hd	Plinth (IRE)	33/1	8	10-10	Mark Enright	-	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	tb	John P McManus	13½	-	-
11	1	Max Dynamite (FR)	8/1	8	10-13	R Walsh	-	Willie Mullins	138	-	Mrs S Ricci	14½	-	-
12	2	Project Bluebook (FR)	14/1	5	10-10	Brian Hughes	-	John Quinn	135	-	John P McManus	16½	-	-
13	7½	Voix Du Reve (FR)	12/1	6	10-12	Katie O'Farrell	5	Willie Mullins	142	h	Andrea Graham Wylie	24	-	-
14	1¾	Ted Veale (IRE)	50/1	11	10-10	E O'Connell	7	A. J. Martin	135	-	John Breslin	25¾	-	-
15	1¼	Jer's Girl (IRE)	20/1	6	11-2	Donal McInerney	3	Gavin Cromwell	144	p	John P McManus	27	-	-
16	½	Tigris River (IRE)	14/1	7	11-5	Jody McGarvey	-	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	144	t	John P McManus	27½	-	-
17	19	Cartwright (GB)	10/1	5	10-11	Jack Kennedy	-	Gordon Elliott	136	b	Reddytorun Syndicate	dist	-	-
18	2½	Don't Touch It (IRE)	50/1	8	11-4	Donagh Meyler	-	Mrs John Harrington	143	p	John P McManus	dist	-	-
19	25	Monarch (IRE)	33/1	5	10-13	Niall P Madden	-	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	138	t	John P McManus	dist	-	-
PU	-	The Game Changer (IRE)	25/1	9	11-0	Davy Russell	-	Gordon Elliott	139	t	Gigginstown House Stud	-	-	-

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	Sharjah (FR)	2018-09-15	Leopardstown	Irish Stallion Farms EBF "Petingo" Handicap (Inner Track)	14th of 16	100/30JF
2	Blazer (FR)	2018-09-12	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	8th of 18	9/2
3	Leoncavallo (IRE)	2018-09-17	Worcester	Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber Of Commerce Beginners' Chase	2nd of 7	1/2F
4	Bedrock (GB)	2018-08-22	York	Sky Bet Handicap	9th of 16	11/1
5	Le Richebourg (FR)	2018-09-11	Listowel	John F. McGuire Beginners Chase	won	4/5F
6	Good Thyne Tara (GB)	2018-10-05	Gowran Park	Pat Walsh Memorial Irish EBF Mares Hurdle	won	4/7F
7	Whiskey Sour (IRE)	2018-08-25	York	Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap)	6th of 20	6/1
8	Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)	2018-08-24	Killarney	At The Races Handicap Hurdle	2nd of 12	10/1
9	Davids Charm (IRE)	2018-09-13	Listowel	Ladbrokes Ireland Listowel Handicap Hurdle	6th of 14	11/2
10	Plinth (IRE)	2018-08-04	Galway	Galway Shopping Centre Handicap Hurdle	13th of 20	33/1
11	Max Dynamite (FR)	2018-08-24	York	Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes	7th of 9	18/1
12	Project Bluebook (FR)	2018-09-01	Chester	Horseradish Handicap	4th of 7	2/1F
13	Voix Du Reve (FR)	2018-09-13	Listowel	Ladbrokes Ireland Listowel Handicap Hurdle	3rd of 14	14/1
14	Ted Veale (IRE)	2019-01-22	Kelso	Belhaven Brewery Handicap Hurdle	3rd of 5	20/1
15	Jer's Girl (IRE)	2018-08-04	Galway	Galway Shopping Centre Handicap Hurdle	15th of 20	20/1
16	Tigris River (IRE)	2018-11-25	Navan	Proudstown Handicap Hurdle	9th of 13	16/1
17	Cartwright (GB)	2018-08-12	Downpatrick	Major William Brownlow Memorial Rated Hurdle	5th of 7	6/4F
18	Don't Touch It (IRE)	2018-08-28	Ballinrobe	Hollymount Nursing Home Chase	3rd of 7	7/2
19	Monarch (IRE)	2018-08-25	Killarney	Great Southern Hotel Beginners Chase	won	4/1F
PU	The Game Changer (IRE)	2018-08-05	Galway	Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase	unseated rider	20/1

20 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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2018 Galway Hurdle

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Galway Hurdle winners by year

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