2001 Galway Plate

Grimes (GB) won the 2001 Galway Plate at Galway on 1 August 2001, trained by C Roche and ridden by Conor O'Dwyer, at 4/1 joint favourite, beating Quinze (GB) by 1½ lengths.

Updated 2001-08-01

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Plate in 2001? Grimes (GB) won the 2001 Galway Plate at Galway on 1 August 2001, trained by C Roche and ridden by Conor O'Dwyer, at 4/1 joint favourite, beating Quinze (GB) by 1½ lengths.
Who came second in the 2001 Galway Plate? Quinze (GB) (7/1) finished second, and Dovaly (GB) (12/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2001 Galway Plate? Yes. Grimes (GB) won as the 4/1 joint favourite.
What was the winning time of the 2001 Galway Plate? Grimes (GB) won in 5m 21.80s over 2m6½f on Good To Yielding going.
How much prize money did the 2001 Galway Plate winner get? Grimes (GB) earned €78,538 for winning the 2001 Galway Plate.
How many ran in the 2001 Galway Plate? 14 ran in the 2001 Galway Plate (average since 1990: 21.2).

Grimes (GB)Winner

4/1JFSP

14 ranRunners

5m 21.80sWinning time

€78,538Prize to winner

Grimes (GB) (4/1JF): won; Francis Bay (USA) (4/1JF): 4th of 14Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 1½	Grimes (GB)	4/1JF	8	10-1	Conor O'Dwyer	-	C Roche	128	-	John P McManus	-	5m 21.80s	€78,538
2	1½	Quinze (GB)	7/1	8	11-0	P A Carberry	-	P Hughes	141	-	P C Byrne	1½	-	€24,683
3	1	Dovaly (GB)	12/1	8	9-9	T P Rudd	-	M J P O'Brien	122	-	S Mulryan	2½	-	€11,861
4	5	Francis Bay (USA)	4/1JF	6	9-7	Paul Carberry	-	D K Weld	120	b	M Magowan	7½	-	€4,167
5	hd	River Cora (IRE)	16/1	7	9-7	J R Barry	-	Willie Mullins	120	-	Donal O'Connor	7¾	-	€2,885
6	1½	Monty's Pass (IRE)	11/2	8	9-7	G Cotter	-	James Joseph Mangan	120	-	Dee Racing Syndicate	9¼	-	€1,603
7	nk	Moscow Express (IRE)	16/1	9	12-2	R Walsh	-	Ms F M Crowley	157	-	John Corr	9½	-	-
8	7	More Than A Stroll (IRE)	14/1	9	9-13	Paul Moloney	-	A L T Moore	126	t	Mrs D Grehan	16½	-	-
9	3	Rathbawn Prince (IRE)	9/1	9	11-7	K A Kelly	-	D T Hughes	148	-	T J Culhane	19½	-	-
10	14	Empor Star (IRE)	66/1	8	9-3	David O'Leary	7	P J Rothwell	123	b	B Ni Meisceill	dist	-	-
11	dist	Lanturn (IRE)	33/1	11	10-4	John Cullen	-	Paul Nolan	131	-	Mrs Brenda Byrne	dist	-	-
12	15	Monnaie Forte (IRE)	20/1	11	9-7	Rodi Greene	-	J R Adam	120	-	James R Adam	dist	-	-
UR	-	Donadino (IRE)	14/1	8	9-7	D J Casey	-	C F Swan	120	-	John P McManus	-	-	-
PU	-	Private Peace (IRE)	25/1	11	10-7	Jim Culloty	-	Ms F M Crowley	134	b	Seamus O'Farrell	-	-	-

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	Grimes (GB)	2001-10-07	Tipperary	John James McManus Memorial Hurdle	2nd of 8	6/4F
2	Quinze (GB)	2001-08-02	Galway	Guinness Galway Handicap Hurdle	17th of 20	14/1
3	Dovaly (GB)	2001-09-26	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	5th of 13	11/4F
4	Francis Bay (USA)	2001-09-11	Galway	C.T.Electric Handicap Hurdle	4th of 10	11/2
5	River Cora (IRE)	2001-08-30	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	3rd of 8	7/2
6	Monty's Pass (IRE)	2001-08-13	Tramore	Killone Estates Handicap Chase	2nd of 7	5/2JF
7	Moscow Express (IRE)	2001-08-04	Galway	Kerry Spring Handicap	3rd of 19	8/1
8	More Than A Stroll (IRE)	2001-08-30	Tralee	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	4th of 8	12/1
9	Rathbawn Prince (IRE)	2002-02-24	Naas	Paddy & Helen Cox Memorial Newlands Chase	5th of 7	10/1
10	Empor Star (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
11	Lanturn (IRE)	2001-09-26	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	8th of 13	20/1
12	Monnaie Forte (IRE)	2001-10-28	Aintree	Tripleprint Chase Showcase Handicap Class D	4th of 15	14/1
UR	Donadino (IRE)	2001-08-03	Galway	Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase	8th of 10	9/2
PU	Private Peace (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-

12 of 14 have run since; 0 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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2001 Galway Plate

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