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Mcgettigan's Flat Race

Galway · 31 July 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance2m 130y
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16

Poet Power (IRE) (6/1) won the Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway on 31 July 2017, beating Chess Grand Master (GB) by 3½ lengths under Mr P W Mullins for trainer W P Mullins. 16 ran on Yielding going over 2m 130y; the winning time was 3m 57.20s (slow by 14.20s). The 13/8 favourite, Boris Grishenko (IRE), finished 5th, beaten 14¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 16 — The market

Winner Poet Power (IRE)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 88AKTB Speed 101C J: Mr P W Mullins T: W P Mullins
Won by 3½ lengthsFav: Boris Grishenko (IRE) 13/8 · 5th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Poet Power (IRE) 5m Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins 11-7 88A101C 3:57.20 9,240 6/1
2nd Chess Grand Master (GB) b 4g 3½ Mr T Hamilton(5) Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-3 79A98C 3:57.90 2,865 7/2
3rd Cool Robin (IRE) 5g hd Richard Deegan(7) P A Fahy 11-7 82A98C 3:57.99 1,365 16/1
4th Dayna Moss (IRE) 5g 2½ Ms K Walsh Peter Fahey 12-0 85A96C 3:58.45 615 7/1
5th Boris Grishenko (IRE) 4g 8½ Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 11-8 67A89C 4:00.15 240 13/8 fav
6th Zero Ten (IRE) 4g 1¾ Mr R P Quinlan(3) John Joseph Hanlon 11-5 63C87C 4:00.50 — 33/1
7th Epsilon Indi (IRE) h 4g 11 Kevin Brogan(7) R P McNamara 11-1 59C78C 4:02.70 — 50/1
8th Distribution (GB) 4g nk Mr Finian Maguire(3) D K Weld 11-5 63C78C 4:02.75 — 8/1
9th Trump Sixteen (IRE) t 5g nk Mr L J McGuinness(7) S J Mahon 11-7 65C78C 4:02.80 — 20/1
10th Kosovo (USA) t 4g 14 Mr J C Barry(5) S J Mahon 11-3 61C66C 4:05.60 — 50/1
11th Lough Navar (GB) t 5g ¾ Miss M O'Sullivan(7) Eugene M O'Sullivan 11-7 65C65C 4:05.75 — 100/1
12th Mount Guista (GB) 5g 1¼ Ms L O'Neill(5) Gordon Elliott 11-9 67C64C 4:06.00 — 20/1
13th Analytical Mindset (IRE) 4g 8½ Mr Derek O'Connor R P McNamara 11-8 66C57C 4:07.70 — 10/1
14th Tungsten Kid (IRE) 5g 30 Mr P J O'Neill(7) John Brassil 11-7 65C32C 4:13.70 — 100/1
15th Dryennais (FR) 4g 2 Mr D G Lavery(3) Anthony Mullins 11-5 63C30C 4:14.10 — 50/1
16th Diamond Getaway (IRE) t 4g shd Mr B O'Neill Denis Gerard Hogan 11-8 66C30C 4:14.17 — 33/1

Winning time 3m 57.20s (slow by 14.20s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 3m 57.80s. This race ran 0.60s (0.3% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.4% slower (N 4). Net of the day: 0.7% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (16 of 16 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (16 of 16 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway in 2017?
Poet Power (IRE) won the Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway on 31 July 2017, ridden by Mr P W Mullins and trained by W P Mullins.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway?
1st Poet Power (IRE) (6/1), 2nd Chess Grand Master (GB) (7/2), 3rd Cool Robin (IRE) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway?
Poet Power (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway?
16 horses ran in the 2017 Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Mcgettigan's Flat Race at Galway?
The winning time was 3m 57.20s (slow by 14.20s).

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