2000 Galway Plate

Dovaly (GB) won the 2000 Galway Plate at Galway on 2 August 2000, trained by M J P O'Brien and ridden by T P Rudd, at 20/1, beating Monty's Pass (IRE) by 3 lengths.

Updated 2000-08-02

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Plate in 2000? Dovaly (GB) won the 2000 Galway Plate at Galway on 2 August 2000, trained by M J P O'Brien and ridden by T P Rudd, at 20/1, beating Monty's Pass (IRE) by 3 lengths.
Who came second in the 2000 Galway Plate? Monty's Pass (IRE) (16/1) finished second, and Palette (IRE) (10/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2000 Galway Plate? No. The 5/1 favourite Super Franky (IRE) finished 13th of 22.
What was the winning time of the 2000 Galway Plate? Dovaly (GB) won in 5m 19.70s over 2m6½f on Good To Yielding going.
How many ran in the 2000 Galway Plate? 22 ran in the 2000 Galway Plate (average since 1990: 21.2).

Dovaly (GB)Winner

20/1SP

22 ranRunners

5m 19.70sWinning time

Super Franky (IRE) (5/1F): 13th of 22Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time
1	won 3	Dovaly (GB)	20/1	7	9-13	T P Rudd	-	M J P O'Brien	114	-	S Mulryan	-	5m 19.70s
2	3	Monty's Pass (IRE)	16/1	7	9-7	Ken Whelan	-	James Joseph Mangan	108	-	Dee Racing Syndicate	3	-
3	2	Palette (IRE)	10/1	8	10-4	R Walsh	-	Willie Mullins	119	-	Mayden Syndicate	5	-
4	hd	Duinin (IRE)	9/1	6	9-10	P A Carberry	3	P Hughes	114	-	Michael M Kavanagh	5¼	-
5	2	Moscow Express (IRE)	14/1	8	12-0	Jason Titley	-	Ms F M Crowley	143	-	John Corr	7¼	-
6	1½	Derrymoyle (IRE)	25/1	11	9-9	Jim Culloty	-	Michael Cunningham	110	-	Herb M Stanley	8¾	-
7	3½	Francis Bay (USA)	16/1	5	9-8	K A Kelly	3	D K Weld	112	b	M Magowan	12¼	-
8	4½	Colm's Rock (IRE)	20/1	9	10-0	Tommy Treacy	-	Ms F M Crowley	115	-	R Finnegan	16¾	-
9	15	Forestal (GB)	20/1	8	10-1	Josh Byrne	3	Paul Webber	119	-	M H Lampton	dist	-
10	2	Valley Erne (IRE)	10/1	9	10-1	Barry Geraghty	-	Michael Cunningham	116	-	Michael J Heaslip	dist	-
11	1	Tell The Nipper (IRE)	25/1	9	9-0	J P Elliott	7	Michael Hourigan	108	-	Mrs S Mccloy	dist	-
12	hd	Lucky Town (IRE)	10/1	9	11-0	D J Casey	-	E Bolger	129	b	Mrs Noreen McManus	dist	-
13	dist	Super Franky (IRE)	5/1F	7	10-1	Mr P P O'Brien	5	C Byrnes	121	b	Stayers Syndicate	dist	-
14	dist	Dante's Battle (IRE)	12/1	8	10-8	Paul Carberry	-	Noel Meade	123	-	Mrs M Cahill	dist	-
PU	-	Feathered Leader (IRE)	12/1	8	10-13	Conor O'Dwyer	-	A L T Moore	128	t	M D O'Connor	-	-
UR	-	Feeling Grand (IRE)	20/1	8	9-1	Ross Geraghty	7	Henry de Bromhead	109	-	I H Stewart Brown	-	-
F	-	Governor Daniel (GB)	33/1	9	9-11	Seamus Durack	-	Ian Williams	112	-	Dsm Demolition Limited	-	-
F	-	Nicholls Cross (IRE)	14/1	8	10-5	Norman Williamson	-	E J O'Grady	120	-	David Lloyd	-	-
F	-	Sparkey Smith (IRE)	33/1	8	10-0	Timmy Murphy	-	C F Swan	115	-	M & M Syndicate	-	-
F	-	The Gopher (IRE)	25/1	11	10-4	Warren Marston	-	D J Wintle	119	b	John W Eganphilip Banksmrs B Grainger	-	-
F	-	Treble Bob (IRE)	20/1	10	10-9	J R Barry	-	D K Weld	124	b	Dr Michael Smurfit	-	-
PU	-	Twilight Buck (IRE)	20/1	7	10-0	Paul Moloney	-	P A Fahy	115	-	P J W Byrne	-	-

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	Dovaly (GB)	2001-07-15	Curragh	Mercantile Pub The Rocks Sydney Handicap	14th of 14	25/1
2	Monty's Pass (IRE)	2000-09-06	Galway	Smirnoff Chase (Listed Handicap)	3rd of 8	6/4F
3	Palette (IRE)	2000-08-24	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	5th of 9	7/2F
4	Duinin (IRE)	2000-08-05	Galway	Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle	8th of 17	6/1
5	Moscow Express (IRE)	2000-08-24	Tralee	Denny Havasnack (QR) Race	2nd of 8	5/1
6	Derrymoyle (IRE)	2000-12-09	Navan	Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle	6th of 14	16/1
7	Francis Bay (USA)	2000-08-04	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	Won	3/1JF
8	Colm's Rock (IRE)	2000-08-05	Galway	Low Low Galway Blazers Handicap Chase	Won	11/1
9	Forestal (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
10	Valley Erne (IRE)	2000-08-24	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	8th of 9	11/2
11	Tell The Nipper (IRE)	2001-02-23	Warwick	Air Wedding Trophy Hunters' Chase Class H	Won	66/1
12	Lucky Town (IRE)	2001-02-04	Leopardstown	Leopardstown Hunters Chase	2nd of 8	6/4
13	Super Franky (IRE)	2000-08-24	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	3rd of 9	9/2
14	Dante's Battle (IRE)	2001-05-05	Fairyhouse	Powers Gold Label Handicap Hurdle Series	19th of 22	16/1
PU	Feathered Leader (IRE)	2000-10-08	Punchestown	Masterchefs at Punchestown Hurdle	Won	10/1
UR	Feeling Grand (IRE)	2000-08-04	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	5th of 9	7/1
F	Governor Daniel (GB)	2000-08-28	Southwell	Trout Handicap Hurdle Class F	Won	6/4F
F	Nicholls Cross (IRE)	2000-08-05	Galway	Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle	5th of 17	11/1
F	Sparkey Smith (IRE)	2000-08-04	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	7th of 9	4/1
F	The Gopher (IRE)	2000-08-30	Newton Abbot	Tom Holt And Reality Handicap Chase Class D	2nd of 3	6/4F
F	Treble Bob (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
PU	Twilight Buck (IRE)	2000-08-10	Sligo	Martin Reilly Motors B.M.W. Rated Hurdle	2nd of 5	7/2

20 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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2000 Galway Plate

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