1998 Galway Plate

Amlah (USA) won the 1998 Galway Plate at Galway on 29 July 1998, trained by Philip Hobbs and ridden by B Powell Snr, at 16/1, beating Lucky Town (IRE) by 13 lengths.

Updated 1998-07-29

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Plate in 1998? Amlah (USA) won the 1998 Galway Plate at Galway on 29 July 1998, trained by Philip Hobbs and ridden by B Powell Snr, at 16/1, beating Lucky Town (IRE) by 13 lengths.
Who came second in the 1998 Galway Plate? Lucky Town (IRE) (9/2F) finished second, and Corket (IRE) (8/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1998 Galway Plate? No. The 9/2 favourite Lucky Town (IRE) finished 2nd of 22.
What was the winning time of the 1998 Galway Plate? Amlah (USA) won in 5m 34.70s over 2m6½f on Yielding going.
How many ran in the 1998 Galway Plate? 22 ran in the 1998 Galway Plate (average since 1990: 21.2).

Amlah (USA)Winner

16/1SP

22 ranRunners

5m 34.70sWinning time

Lucky Town (IRE) (9/2F): 2nd of 22Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time
1	won 13	Amlah (USA)	16/1	6	9-13	B Powell Snr	-	Philip Hobbs	115	-	Salvo Giannini	-	5m 34.70s
2	13	Lucky Town (IRE)	9/2F	7	10-7	D J Casey	-	E Bolger	123	b	Mrs Noreen McManus	13	-
3	10	Corket (IRE)	8/1	8	10-4	Tony Dobbin	-	Ms F M Crowley	120	b	S J O'Sullivan	23	-
4	½	Eton Gale (IRE)	12/1	9	10-2	K P Gaule	-	Noel Meade	118	-	Martin F Walsh	23½	-
5	5½	Tryfirion (IRE)	20/1	9	9-10	W Slattery	-	V Bowens	112	-	Mrs M T Quinn	29	-
6	3	Guest Performance (IRE)	20/1	6	9-10	G Cotter	-	D T Hughes	112	-	S Mulryan	dist	-
7	nk	Cristys Picnic (IRE)	25/1	8	9-8	Mr G Elliott	3	M F Morris	109	-	Ramojo Syndicate	dist	-
8	5½	Shaihar (IRE)	20/1	7	9-8	T P Rudd	-	M J P O'Brien	110	-	D P Sharkey	dist	-
9	hd	Art Prince (IRE)	16/1	8	9-12	Timmy Murphy	-	M C Pipe	109	-	Terry Neill	dist	-
10	12	Riszard (USA)	33/1	9	9-2	M D Murphy	5	John J Walsh	109	-	Miss Karen Gillane	dist	-
11	8	Philip's Woody (GB)	16/1	10	10-8	Mick Fitzgerald	-	Nicky Henderson	124	-	B R Wilsdon	dist	-
12	4	The Quads (GB)	16/1	6	9-2	J E Casey	5	A L T Moore	109	-	I Told You So Syndicate	dist	-
13	5½	Solvang (IRE)	10/1	6	10-2	A P McCoy	-	David A Kiely	115	-	D L O'Byrne	dist	-
14	1½	Heist (GB)	14/1	9	10-3	Jason Titley	-	Noel Meade	119	-	Mrs G Mathews	dist	-
15	nk	Oakler (IRE)	10/1	8	9-8	Tommy Treacy	-	Ms F M Crowley	110	b	Joseph Crowley	dist	-
16	½	Native Status (IRE)	16/1	8	9-11	Jim Culloty	-	Thomas Carberry	109	b	Thomas Carberry	dist	-
17	3	Persian Life (IRE)	33/1	9	9-4	Barry Geraghty	3	Noel Meade	109	-	James J Swan	dist	-
18	8	Greenflag Princess (IRE)	20/1	7	9-7	J R Barry	-	James Joseph Mangan	109	-	Yawl Bay Seafoods Ltd	dist	-
19	6	Danger Baby (GB)	10/1	8	10-10	Norman Williamson	-	Peter Bowen	126	b	Shark Racing	dist	-
20	3½	The Crazy Bishop (IRE)	50/1	10	10-4	S H O'Donovan	-	Anthony Mullins	120	b	John Joseph Hanlon	dist	-
PU	-	Bishops Hall (GB)	50/1	12	10-10	Conor O'Dwyer	-	Harry de Bromhead	126	-	T J Carroll	-	-
UR	-	Gales Cavalier (IRE)	12/1	10	12-0	Adrian Maguire	-	D R Gandolfo	144	-	Starlight Racing	-	-

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	Amlah (USA)	1998-09-23	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	7th of 18	3/1F
2	Lucky Town (IRE)	1998-09-23	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	3rd of 18	6/1
3	Corket (IRE)	1998-08-27	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	6th of 8	3/1
4	Eton Gale (IRE)	1998-08-27	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	2nd of 8	7/4F
5	Tryfirion (IRE)	1998-07-31	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	3rd of 9	3/1F
6	Guest Performance (IRE)	1998-08-17	Roscommon	Irish Permanent Flexible Mortgage Handicap Chase	2nd of 12	5/2F
7	Cristys Picnic (IRE)	1998-08-16	Tramore	Charmian Hill Memorial Handicap Chase	4th of 9	7/1
8	Shaihar (IRE)	1998-09-25	Listowel	Southampton Goodwill Handicap Chase	won	6/1
9	Art Prince (IRE)	1998-08-15	Stratford	Integrated Hydraulics 25th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle Class D	won	8/11F
10	Riszard (USA)	1998-08-07	Kilbeggan	Joe Cooney Memorial Handicap Chase	6th of 14	7/1
11	Philip's Woody (GB)	1998-11-14	Cheltenham	Murphy's Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)	unseated rider	33/1
12	The Quads (GB)	1998-10-16	Gowran Park	Power Gold Label Handicap Hurdle	won	12/1
13	Solvang (IRE)	1998-08-14	Tramore	Kiely Gaule Maiden	6th of 7	7/1
14	Heist (GB)	1998-08-17	Roscommon	Irish Permanent Flexible Mortgage Handicap Chase	won	5/1
15	Oakler (IRE)	1998-09-23	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	2nd of 18	12/1
16	Native Status (IRE)	1998-08-01	Galway	Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle	9th of 17	12/1
17	Persian Life (IRE)	1998-08-01	Galway	Low Low Galway Blazers Handicap Chase	2nd of 16	12/1
18	Greenflag Princess (IRE)	1998-07-31	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	won	5/1
19	Danger Baby (GB)	1998-10-31	Ascot	John Durkan Leukaemia Trust Handicap Chase Class B	3rd of 8	13/2
20	The Crazy Bishop (IRE)	1998-09-25	Listowel	Southampton Goodwill Handicap Chase	8th of 12	20/1
PU	Bishops Hall (GB)	1999-07-12	Killarney	Heineken Chase	5th of 6	20/1
UR	Gales Cavalier (IRE)	1998-10-25	Wincanton	Vixen Desert Orchid South Western Pattern Chase Limited Handicap Grade 2	3rd of 7	4/1

22 of 22 have run since; 5 won next time out.

Galway Plate winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	King Alexander (IRE)	20/1	Willie Mullins
2025	Western Fold (IRE)	11/1	Gordon Elliott
2024	Pinkerton (IRE)	20/1	Noel Meade
2023	Ash Tree Meadow (FR)	13/2	Gordon Elliott
2022	Hewick (IRE)	16/1	John Joseph Hanlon
2021	Royal Rendezvous (IRE)	5/1F	Willie Mullins
2020	Early Doors (FR)	7/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2019	Borice (FR)	9/1	Gordon Elliott
2018	Clarcam (FR)	33/1	Gordon Elliott
2017	Balko Des Flos (FR)	6/1	Henry de Bromhead
2016	Lord Scoundrel (IRE)	10/1	Gordon Elliott
2015	Shanahan's Turn (IRE)	16/1	Henry de Bromhead
2014	Road To Riches (IRE)	14/1	Noel Meade
2013	Carlingford Lough (IRE)	7/2F	John E Kiely
2012	Bob Lingo (IRE)	16/1	Thomas Mullins
2011	Blazing Tempo (IRE)	5/1F	Willie Mullins
2010	Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE)	22/1	T J Taaffe
2009	Ballyholland (IRE)	16/1	C A McBratney
2008	Oslot (FR)	11/4F	Paul Nicholls
2007	Sir Frederick (IRE)	12/1	W J Burke
2006	Far From Trouble (IRE)	8/1	C Roche
2005	Ansar (IRE)	10/1	D K Weld
2004	Ansar (IRE)	10/1	D K Weld
2003	Nearly A Moose (IRE)	25/1	P Mullins
2002	Rockholm Boy (IRE)	20/1	Michael Hourigan
2001	Grimes (GB)	4/1JF	C Roche
2000	Dovaly (GB)	20/1	M J P O'Brien
1999	Moscow Express (IRE)	4/1	Ms F M Crowley
1998	Amlah (USA)	16/1	Philip Hobbs
1997	Stroll Home (IRE)	11/2	James Joseph Mangan
1996	Life Of A Lord (GB)	9/2	Aidan O'Brien
1995	Life Of A Lord (GB)	12/1	Aidan O'Brien
1994	Feathered Gale (GB)	8/1	A L T Moore
1993	General Idea I (GB)	9/2F	D K Weld
1992	The Gooser (GB)	25/1	P Mullins
1991	Firions Law (GB)	9/1	V Bowens
1990	Kiichi (USA)	2/1F	D K Weld

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

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1998 Galway Plate

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