Georgie the boy at Galway

Shadow Eile loves the Ballybrit Air

She was in super form. When you have mares and they are right, we decided to run her again. Things didn't go right on Monday, but she didn't have a hard race. She travels so well and we might pick out a nice flat race in autumn like the Cesarewitch or the November Handicap. In the meantime she'll go over hurdles at Killarney and longterm the mares hurdle at Cheltenham is the main plan. She wants ground on the easy side of good.

Important win for Slevins

I was a bit worried about the ground coming here but I'd now say that the ground was probably ideal in that it wasn't too deep. He ran well at Limerick the last day and this was just his second run over fences so he is entitled to improve. He is young, big and brave and jumps for fun and he may run in a novice next.

Paddy O Dee leads field merry dance

Galway specialist Fit The Cove strikes again

She ran a great race and got knocked about a bit and could have been second.

Top Man Martin scores Galway double

I really fancied Top Man Michael today and he did it really well. He was getting all the allowances, including Conor's five pounds claim and Sure Reef (6/4f) was going up so much in the weights. Johnny Murtagh rode him at Roscommon two runs back and said he was a bit unlucky but that race has turned out very well. He stays really well and jumps great . he'll probably run in the three year old hurdle at Roscommon on Tuesday next.

Double for Hayes at Galway

20/1 shock in closing festival race

She's very well bred. She's a half sister to The Bunny Boiler who won the Irish Grand National, but she's a man's ride. She's difficult to ride but has plenty of ability. She ran the last day in Wexford and did everything except knock herself [ninth of 13 in a two and a half mile maiden hurdle on 20 June]. She'll make a good broodmare prospect.