Galway Preview: Aupcharlie the Plate punt
Trainer Henry de Bromhead is in good form at present, and his Aupcharlie looks decent each-way value in an ultra-competitive renewal of the Galway Plate (5.30). The gelding is a smart sort who finished...
View ArticleGalway Preview: Bayan the one to beat in feature contest
The progressive Bayan looks the answer to typically ultra-competitive renewal of the Galway Hurdle (4.55). The Gordon Elliott trained five-year-old has won four of his nine starts over hurdles, showing...
View ArticleGalway Preview: Redera handicapped to strike for in-form Martin
Trainer Tony Martin is enjoying a terrific Galway Festival, and Redera can provide him with another winner in today’s Guinness Handicap Hurdle (5.10). The gelding is a useful sort over hurdles, and the...
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Galway Festival preview: Ted Veale weighted to strike
Ted Veale looks weighted to provide trainer Tony Martin with back-to-back successes in the valuable Connacht Hotel Handicap over 2m at Galway today (18.50). Martin saddled Quick Jack to land a gamble...
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Galway Festival day two preview: Vastonea a Topaz Mile gem
Vastonea looks decent value to land the Topaz Mile Handicap on the second day of the Galway Festival (18.50) for a third time. The Kevin Prendergast trained gelding first won the race in 2012 when...
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Glorious Goodwood (15.45): King Of Rooks to reign in Molecomb Stakes
King Of Rooks wasn’t seen to best effect last time out, but had previously looked a top notch prospect, and can confirm that view by landing the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes over the flying 5f at Goodwood...
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Galway Festival day three preview: World can Rule in Plate
The big betting race on day three of the Galway Festival is the Galway Plate (17.30), and Rule The World looks to hold leading claims in a typically fierce and wide-open renewal of the 2m 6f feature...
View ArticleGalway Festival day four: Bayan holds solid claims in feature hurdle
The Galway Hurdle is the feature and big betting race on day four of the Galway Festival (16.45), and with Coral paying five places Bayan looks decent each-way value in a wide-open contest. Trained by...
View ArticleGalway Festival day five: Tandem and Russell a potent duo
Trainer Dermot Weld has had a very quiet Galway Festival by his standards, but Tandem and Show Court look to hold major claims of providing the Rosewell handler with a big handicap double on this...
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Coral’s Q&A with multiple champion jockey Pat Smullen ahead of Galway Festival
Pat Smullen is a multiple champion jockey in Ireland and has won many of the biggest races in the world, yet this week he would not dream of being anywhere else than Galway. The unique and mildly...
View ArticleGalway Festival Preview: Key runners in the week’s feature races
Betting preview for the Summer Festival There’s nothing in racing quite like the Galway Summer Festival. Run over a mammoth seven days, the week features a mix of flat and jump contests and a total...
View ArticleGalway Plate preview: Hewick camp hoping to land repeat success
Ground conditions are the chief concern for trainer Shark Hanlon ahead of Hewick’s bid for back-to-back wins in our Tote Galway Plate preview. Victory in the €270,000 contest 12 months ago was the...
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