2009 Galway Plate

Ballyholland (IRE) won the 2009 Galway Plate at Galway on 29 July 2009, trained by C A McBratney and ridden by Andrew J McNamara, at 16/1, beating Knock On The Head (IRE) by 8 lengths.

Updated 2009-07-29

Quick answers

Who won the Galway Plate in 2009? Ballyholland (IRE) won the 2009 Galway Plate at Galway on 29 July 2009, trained by C A McBratney and ridden by Andrew J McNamara, at 16/1, beating Knock On The Head (IRE) by 8 lengths.
Who came second in the 2009 Galway Plate? Knock On The Head (IRE) (9/1) finished second, and Washington Lad (IRE) (11/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2009 Galway Plate? No. The 11/2 favourite Roby De Cimbre (FR) finished 12th of 20.
What was the winning time of the 2009 Galway Plate? Ballyholland (IRE) won in 5m 42.90s over 2m6½f on Soft going.
How much prize money did the 2009 Galway Plate winner get? Ballyholland (IRE) earned €150,500 for winning the 2009 Galway Plate.
How many ran in the 2009 Galway Plate? 20 ran in the 2009 Galway Plate (average since 1990: 21.2).

Ballyholland (IRE)Winner

16/1SP

20 ranRunners

5m 42.90sWinning time

€150,500Prize to winner

Roby De Cimbre (FR) (11/2F): 12th of 20Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 8	Ballyholland (IRE)	16/1	8	10-9	Andrew J McNamara	-	C A McBratney	131	-	Cathal M McGovern	-	5m 42.90s	€150,500
2	8	Knock On The Head (IRE)	9/1	7	10-4	Mark Walsh	-	Joseph Crowley	126	-	John P McManus	8	-	€48,000
3	½	Washington Lad (IRE)	11/1	9	10-9	P W Flood	-	P A Fahy	131	b	Garrafrauns Syndicate	8½	-	€23,000
4	1¾	Anothercoppercoast (IRE)	16/1	9	10-1	J R Barry	-	Paul A Roche	123	-	Mrs E Queally	10¼	-	€8,000
5	3	Wins Now (GB)	6/1	8	10-2	Niall P Madden	-	Niall Madden	124	-	John P McManus	13¼	-	€5,500
6	½	Line Ball (IRE)	20/1	8	10-3	Alan Crowe	-	C Roche	125	b	John P McManus	13¾	-	€3,000
7	½	Justpourit (IRE)	25/1	10	10-4	Roger Loughran	-	D T Hughes	126	p	D T Hughes	14¼	-	-
8	3	Cool Running (IRE)	10/1	9	10-7	A P McCoy	-	C Roche	129	-	John P McManus	17¼	-	-
9	14	Piano Star (GB)	14/1	9	10-8	Sean Flanagan	-	Michael Cunningham	130	p	Mrs Michael Cunningham	dist	-	-
10	29	Bothar Na (IRE)	33/1	10	10-9	Paul Townend	-	Willie Mullins	131	-	Mrs Michael O'Dwyer	dist	-	-
11	5½	Oodachee (GB)	12/1	10	11-0	D J Casey	-	C F Swan	136	tp	Modreeny Syndicate	dist	-	-
12	1¼	Roby De Cimbre (FR)	11/2F	6	10-9	R Walsh	-	Paul Nicholls	131	t	Terry Warner	dist	-	-
13	18	Jaamid (GB)	14/1	7	10-8	Paul Carberry	-	Noel Meade	130	t	Peter M Law	dist	-	-
14	nk	Aggie's Lad (IRE)	11/1	7	10-1	Robbie Power	-	A. J. Martin	123	-	Pound Syndicate	dist	-	-
15	dist	Oscar India (IRE)	20/1	10	10-8	Barry Geraghty	-	Henry de Bromhead	130	p	A J Burns	dist	-	-
PU	-	French Accordion (IRE)	33/1	9	10-12	Alain Cawley	-	Paul Nolan	134	tp	Padraig Brady	-	-	-
PU	-	Kerryhead Windfarm (IRE)	33/1	11	11-3	S J Hassett	3	Adrian Maguire	142	b	James R Browne	-	-	-
PU	-	Keys Pride (IRE)	33/1	9	10-1	Kevin Coleman	-	Stephen Ryan	123	t	Michael Martin	-	-	-
F	-	Nine O (IRE)	50/1	12	10-3	Tom Doyle	-	Patrick Neville	125	b	Sean Rushe	-	-	-
UR	-	Royal County Star (IRE)	10/1	10	11-7	Davy Russell	-	A. J. Martin	143	-	Dunsany Racing Syndicate	-	-	-

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	Ballyholland (IRE)	2010-01-19	Naas	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle	Won	6/1
2	Knock On The Head (IRE)	2009-09-16	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	14th of 18	11/1
3	Washington Lad (IRE)	2009-08-30	Galway	Guinness Handicap Chase	8th of 10	6/1
4	Anothercoppercoast (IRE)	2009-09-16	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	12th of 18	14/1
5	Wins Now (GB)	2009-08-29	Galway	Deacy & Associates Novice Chase	3rd of 5	7/4F
6	Line Ball (IRE)	2009-08-30	Galway	Cunningham Higgins Mercedes Benz Hurdle	4th of 8	7/2JF
7	Justpourit (IRE)	2009-08-28	Ffos Las	freebets.co.uk Handicap Chase	10th of 17	33/1
8	Cool Running (IRE)	2009-08-28	Ffos Las	freebets.co.uk Handicap Chase	Unseated rider	33/1
9	Piano Star (GB)	2009-09-26	Market Rasen	Blue Square Handicap Chase	5th of 15	28/1
10	Bothar Na (IRE)	2009-09-16	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	15th of 18	25/1
11	Oodachee (GB)	2009-08-08	Kilbeggan	F.B.D. Insurance Hurdle	5th of 9	7/1
12	Roby De Cimbre (FR)	2009-08-22	Newton Abbot	Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase	Pulled up	5/1
13	Jaamid (GB)	2009-11-05	Leopardstown	Leopardstown November (For The Carty Challenge Cup)	12th of 21	16/1
14	Aggie's Lad (IRE)	2009-09-17	Listowel	Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle	6th of 18	3/1F
15	Oscar India (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
PU	French Accordion (IRE)	2009-10-11	Limerick	Michael Punch & Partners Handicap Hurdle	10th of 18	16/1
PU	Kerryhead Windfarm (IRE)	2009-08-10	Ballinrobe	Water Towers Chase	4th of 4	7/1
PU	Keys Pride (IRE)	2009-09-13	Listowel	Dawn Milk Handicap Chase	Won	6/1
F	Nine O (IRE)	2009-09-13	Listowel	Dawn Milk Handicap Chase	7th of 11	16/1
UR	Royal County Star (IRE)	2009-09-16	Listowel	Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase	3rd of 18	11/1

19 of 20 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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2009 Galway Plate

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