Fiveonefive Gives Cian Collins First Galway Success The Cian Collins-trained Fiveonefive (10/1) was a gutsy winner of the BoyleSports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle by half a length for jockey Jack Kennedy. The eight-year-old ran well at Ballinrobe on his last start but improved further to land the Galway prize under a brilliant ride from Jack Kennedy, who galvanised his mount to surge into the lead within the final half-furlong to give trainer Cian Collins his first Galway Festival winner. Speaking after the race, trainer Cian Collins said: "Cartmel had been the plan to hopefully win a race for the fourth year in-a-row but it didn't go to plan. I told the lads that he'd win in Galway instead and thankfully it worked out. It was a masterclass from Jack and only for him, I don't think he'd have won. I know Jack since our pony racing days and we've had good fun through the years. "He was the first horse I ever bought. He was initially one of three horses in my yard and is the yard favourite. He isn't an easy horse and Ray Loftus has always ridden him out, but he was cheap and I got two great owners, Salvatore Giannini from Wales and Tony Lagan from the north, involved. "The horse has seen it all happen in my yard and this is my first Galway Festival winner, so to get one over the line is brilliant." (Quotes from Tom Weekes)
