Review galway 4th Aug

Whiskey Sour capped a profitable week at the Galway Festival with a hard-fought win in the Guinness Handicap.

Saddled with a 7lb penalty for his victory in the amateurs' event at the start of the meeting, the 7-4 favourite looked booked for minor money at best when the strong-travelling Mawaany took a few lengths out of his rivals two furlongs out.

Whiskey Sour has stamina in abundance, though, and ate into the leader's advantage before flashing past the post three-quarters of a length to the good to give Willie Mullins yet another big success.

The champion NH trainer doubled up when 11-4 joint-favourite Renneti toyed with his rivals in the Budweiser Race, coasting home from Ted Veale .

On Fiddlers Green was a big disappointment as he attempted to retain his Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase crown, but trainer Henry de Bromhead still plundered the prize with Riviera Sun .

Barry Geraghty stuck to the inside after jumping the last still with plenty of work to do, and it helped him make up ground on the leaders before the 16-1 shot stayed on strongly to deny Phil's Magic by three-quarters of a length.

Top Othe Ra backed up his recent maiden hurdle success with victory in the Guinness Handicap Hurdle.

Just 10 days on from breaking through at Ballinrobe, the Tom Mullins-trained 10-1 chance has obviously recovered well because he fought hard to see off Golden Spear by a couple of lengths.

Warm The Voice justified 2-1 favouritism with an emphatic triumph in the Guinness 17:59 Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden.

Brendan Duke's colt was third in a good Leopardstown maiden only eight days ago but built on that to dispose of Shifted Strategy by two and three-quarter lengths.

Flaming Sea (4-1) fended off Dawn Choir in the Guinness Irish EBF Fillies Maiden, while Empress Lyla (5-1) took the Arthur Guinness Handicap.