Alliance to run tomorrow Northern Alliance, taken out of today's Galway Plate, is set to turn out tomorrow in the Galway Hurdle with Tony McCoy booked for the ride. Trainer Tony Martin today explained that when he had declared his charge the ground was yielding and he had taken him out this morning when the ground was described as soft to heavy. The current going is soft at Ballybrit and Martin intends to run his charge at this stage.