Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Steeplechase
| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st |
7y 166 lbs |
Paul Townend W. P. Mullins |
150 | 5/1 | |
| 7 |
7y 140 lbs |
Phillip Enright Paul John Gilligan |
122 | 7/2F | |
| 🥉 3rd |
10y 140 lbs |
Josh Williamson(3) R P Cody |
121 | 11/1 | |
| 4 |
12y 140 lbs |
Conor Stone-Walsh Ross O'Sullivan |
118 | 33/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
8y 156 lbs |
Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead |
140 | 4/1 | |
| 6 |
6y 149 lbs |
J. J. Slevin John McConnell |
133 | 50/1 | |
| 5 |
5y 148 lbs |
Mark Walsh Gavin Cromwell |
132 | 9/1 | |
| 5 |
9y 146 lbs |
Eoghan Finegan(5) Gavin Cromwell |
130 | – | |
| 10 |
10y 145 lbs |
Danny Mullins John Queally |
129 | 9/1 | |
| 8 |
7y 141 lbs |
Michael Kenneally(3) John Patrick Ryan |
125 | 6/1 | |
| 11 |
8y 140 lbs |
Alan O'Sullivan(5) Ms Eleanor Broderick |
123 | 11/2 | |
| 9 |
7y 140 lbs |
Paddy Hanlon(5) John Joseph Hanlon |
123 | 33/1 |
Blood Destiny heads this twelve-runner field on good ground at Galway over eighteen furlongs, rated a clear sixteen points ahead of Path d'Oroux and notably clear of the remainder, and the form behind that rating looks solid enough to make this a confident call. Path d'Oroux and Coming Up Easy represent the most obvious threats, with Le Nez Creux also worth keeping onside in a race that looks competitive beyond the front two. That said, Blood Destiny's superiority over the field here is genuine and well-founded. **Blood Destiny** is our selection.