Going update for Plate Day at Galway

Day three of the Galway festival is Plate Day and the 270,000 euro feature is off at 6.40pm this evening, with the first of seven races getting under way at 5.05 on a mixed card sponsored in its entirety by Tote Ireland.

There's a little bit of rain around this morning, with the weather set to improve ahead of racing, and the ground is still good for the jumpers with the Flat course now described as yielding, yielding to soft in places.

One of four in the feature race for Wille Mullins, Funiculi Funicula heads the market this morning at around 9/2.

Update from @Galway_Races with @ihrb_ie Clerk of the Course, Shane Ryder ahead of the Galway Plate this afternoon.

First race on Day 3 is due off at 5.05pm

Declarations for Day 5 close at 10am with @HRI_RAS

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— IHRB Raceday information (@IHRBRaceday) July 29, 2026