1999 Galway Plate

Moscow Express (IRE) won the 1999 Galway Plate at Galway on 28 July 1999, trained by Ms F M Crowley and ridden by R Walsh, at 4/1, beating Lucky Town (IRE) by 1 length.

Updated 1999-07-28

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Plate in 1999? Moscow Express (IRE) won the 1999 Galway Plate at Galway on 28 July 1999, trained by Ms F M Crowley and ridden by R Walsh, at 4/1, beating Lucky Town (IRE) by 1 length.
Who came second in the 1999 Galway Plate? Lucky Town (IRE) (10/1) finished second, and Nicholls Cross (IRE) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1999 Galway Plate? No. The 11/4 favourite Lanturn (IRE) unseated rider.
What was the winning time of the 1999 Galway Plate? Moscow Express (IRE) won in 5m 21.30s over 2m6½f on Good To Firm going.
How many ran in the 1999 Galway Plate? 21 ran in the 1999 Galway Plate (average since 1990: 21.2).

Moscow Express (IRE)Winner

4/1SP

21 ranRunners

5m 21.30sWinning time

Lanturn (IRE) (11/4F): unseated riderFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time
1	won 1	Moscow Express (IRE)	4/1	7	11-4	R Walsh	-	Ms F M Crowley	135	-	John Corr	-	5m 21.30s
2	1	Lucky Town (IRE)	10/1	8	10-9	D J Casey	-	E Bolger	126	b	Mrs Noreen McManus	1	-
3	nk	Nicholls Cross (IRE)	16/1	7	9-7	Norman Williamson	-	E J O'Grady	110	-	David Lloyd	1¼	-
4	shd	Reaganesque (USA)	33/1	7	10-0	Leighton Aspell	-	Pat Murphy	117	-	Mrs John Spielman	1½	-
5	½	Colm's Rock (IRE)	20/1	8	9-3	R P O'Brien	5	Ms F M Crowley	111	-	R Finnegan	2	-
6	5½	Nuzum Road Makers (IRE)	16/1	8	10-0	K P Gaule	-	Michael Cunningham	117	b	Herb M Stanley	7½	-
7	3½	Dovaly (GB)	14/1	6	9-7	T P Rudd	-	M J P O'Brien	116	b	S Mulryan	11	-
8	6	Triptodicks (IRE)	14/1	9	9-3	J E Casey	5	David A Kiely	111	t	M G Ohuallachain	17	-
9	¾	Shaihar (IRE)	16/1	8	10-0	Tony Dobbin	-	C F Swan	117	-	C J Syndicate	17¾	-
10	shd	Finchpalm (IRE)	50/1	9	9-0	M P Madden	7	F Flood	110	b	Finchpalm Limited	17¾	-
11	1½	Specialize (GB)	20/1	7	10-5	Adrian Maguire	-	Karl Burke	122	b	P Brazier Mrs D Smith	19¼	-
12	dist	Cloone Bridge (IRE)	16/1	7	10-1	G Cotter	-	C F Swan	118	-	Mrs Kathleen Gillane	dist	-
13	2	Sparky Gayle (IRE)	14/1	9	12-0	B Storey	-	C Parker	145	-	Mr Mrs Raymond Anderson Green	dist	-
14	nk	Tryfirion (IRE)	33/1	10	9-3	L J Fleming	5	V Bowens	111	-	Mrs M T Quinn	dist	-
15	4½	Padre Mio (IRE)	20/1	11	10-13	Barry Geraghty	-	Paddy Fennelly	130	-	Paddy Fennelly	dist	-
PU	-	Amlah (USA)	16/1	7	10-13	B Powell Snr	-	Philip Hobbs	130	t	Salvo Giannini	-	-
PU	-	Church Place (IRE)	33/1	6	9-7	Tommy Treacy	-	Noel Meade	110	-	Church Place Syndicate	-	-
F	-	How Ran On (IRE)	33/1	8	9-9	Ken Whelan	-	Willie Mullins	112	-	J M Walker	-	-
PU	-	Jolly Side (IRE)	50/1	6	9-8	S P McCann	5	Anthony Mullins	116	-	Mrs G P Gaffney	-	-
UR	-	Lanturn (IRE)	11/4F	9	10-7	R Dunwoody	-	P Hughes	124	-	Mrs Brenda Byrne	-	-
PU	-	Ryhane (IRE)	20/1	10	9-10	K A Kelly	5	A L T Moore	118	-	Mrs B M Mckinney	-	-

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	Moscow Express (IRE)	1999-08-26	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	3rd of 7	9/2
2	Lucky Town (IRE)	1999-08-26	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	2nd of 7	11/2
3	Nicholls Cross (IRE)	1999-08-26	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	Fell	11/2
4	Reaganesque (USA)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
5	Colm's Rock (IRE)	1999-08-26	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	Fell	5/1
6	Nuzum Road Makers (IRE)	2000-12-09	Navan	Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle	9th of 14	20/1
7	Dovaly (GB)	1999-07-31	Galway	Low Low Galway Blazers Handicap Chase	2nd of 15	4/1F
8	Triptodicks (IRE)	1999-07-31	Galway	Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle	4th of 11	10/1
9	Shaihar (IRE)	1999-08-16	Roscommon	Irish Permanent Flexible Mortgage Handicap Chase	6th of 10	6/4F
10	Finchpalm (IRE)	1999-09-08	Galway	Smirnoff Handicap Chase	7th of 8	13/2
11	Specialize (GB)	1999-12-18	Warwick	'West Bromwich Building Society' Handicap Chase Class C	6th of 8	14/1
12	Cloone Bridge (IRE)	2000-10-01	Cork	Junction Hurdle	6th of 10	20/1
13	Sparky Gayle (IRE)	1999-12-18	Ascot	Tote Silver Cup Showcase Handicap (Chase) Class B	6th of 9	11/1
14	Tryfirion (IRE)	2001-06-17	Roscommon	Bank Of Ireland Roscommon Handicap Chase	14th of 15	20/1
15	Padre Mio (IRE)	1999-10-09	Cork	E.S.B. Electricity (Q.R.) Chase	Won	2/1F
PU	Amlah (USA)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
PU	Church Place (IRE)	1999-10-28	Thurles	European Breeders Fund Chase	2nd of 16	7/2F
F	How Ran On (IRE)	1999-08-16	Roscommon	Irish Permanent Flexible Mortgage Handicap Chase	3rd of 10	4/1
PU	Jolly Side (IRE)	1999-08-14	Tramore	Charmian Hill Memorial Handicap Chase	2nd of 7	6/1
UR	Lanturn (IRE)	1999-09-22	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	Won	7/1
PU	Ryhane (IRE)	1999-08-26	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	5th of 7	14/1

19 of 21 have run since; 2 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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1999 Galway Plate

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