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Wed 29th Jul 2015

Sir Peter O'Sullevan dies, aged 97

Sir Peter O'Sullevan, known to many as simply the 'Voice of Racing', has died at the age of 97.

6.34PM
Shanahan's Turn (Jonathan Burke) lead The Paparrazi Kid over the last

Shanahan's gets his Turn in Plate

6.25PM

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Gleneagles

No Sussex regrets for O'Brien

6.21PM

Time To Inspire and Finny Maguire record an easy win

Weld & Maguire Inspire again

6.11PM

John Cullen

John Cullen retires from the saddle

5.43PM

Jonjo Bright

IIJ purchase Exoskeleton bionic suit

5.12PM

Powersbomb (yellow sleeves/white cap) leads after the last for Mikey Fogarty

Bomb has the Power off light weight

4.47PM

Lilly The Lioness leads eventual third Damefirth over the last

Lilly has the heart of a Lion

4.08PM

Solow and Maxime Guyon winning the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot

Solow flying high at Goodwood

4.04PM

Thomas Hobson makes a slight mistake at the last ahead of Stuccodor

Hobson is the punters choice in opener

3.36PM

Highland Reel and Joseph O'Brien winning at Gowran Park last year

Highland reels in Gordon rivals

3.33PM

Diakali (Ruby Walsh) wins easily at Tipperary earlier this month

Peacock pair vie for Galway glory

2.37PM

Tested (Pat Smullen) winning the Group 3 Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary last year

Tested takes Corrib challenge

1.32PM

President Michael D Higgins (left) pictured with Dermot Weld at the Curragh last month

President to announce Irish team at Galway

12.25PM

Trip To Paris lands the Ascot Gold Cup with Simenon back in fourth

Paris faces Simenon again at Goodwood

11.48AM

Shahzeena (Pat Smullen) winning at Cork back in April

Shahzeena to add to Weld tally

9.11AM

Alelchi Inois winning at Galway last year

Weather set fair for Plate day

8.45AM

Tue 28th Jul 2015

Tote and bookmakers' figures up

The Tote reported its turnover on day two of the Galway Festival to be €899,600, an increase of €175,770 on last year's figure of €723,830.

9.21PM
Benkei, left, beats Crystal Pearl in Galway

Benkei sees out two-mile trip well

8.54PM

Beau Satchel, yellow, just pips Cairdiuil in Galway

Beau Satchel knows where the Galway line is

8.30PM

Ibergman, near side, swoops in Galway

Another for Lavery as Ibergman delivers

7.53PM

Hint Of A Tint, black with white cap, comes to challenge Baraweez

Hint Of A Tint has all Topaz answers

7.30PM

Now Or Never in the clear at Galway

Now Or Never too good in Ballybrit

6.54PM

Empresario, left, does it from the front in Ballybrit

Empresario gives Smith first Festival winner

6.21PM

Long Dog sails over the last in Galway

Long Dog barks for the punters

5.46PM

Mark Johnston

Johnston off mark in Goodwood

5.18PM

Hugo Palmer

Dettori's Galileo Gold shines in Goodwood

3.59PM

Postponed, left

Postponed aimed at Arc

3.53PM

Toormore

Toormore battles to victory in Goodwood

3.49PM

Boston Bob, near side

Mullins delighted to partner Boston Bob

2.30PM

Solow

Solow camp confident ahead of Sussex test

12.07PM

Richard Hughes won on Nisser

Nisser to move up in class

11.30AM

Unsinkable

Going reports

11.18AM

Hughie Morrison, right

St Leger an option for Vent De Force

10.55AM

Toormore

Hannon backs Toormore to shine

8.57AM

Mon 27th Jul 2015

Crowd and Totes increase on opening night

A bumper crowd of 19,214 came through the gates for the opening night of the Galway festival at Ballybrit.

8.42PM
Aidan O'Brien

Kalopsia another bumper winner for O'Briens

8.35PM

Harasava (far side) gets better of Torcedor

Weld & Smullen double up with Harasava

8.12PM

Romiac wins well under Leigh Roche

Lavery strikes with first runner at Galway

7.38PM

Modem (green & black) comes to claim Wood Breizh with Ted Veale (green & yellow) challenging

Modem lands touch in opening night feature

7.35PM

True Solitaire leads them home in the Moyglare colours

Weld off the mark with Solitaire

6.35PM

Beckwith Star (nearest) just headed by Defining Year at the last

Beckwith battles to repeat last year's win

6.10PM

Bachasson

Bachasson looks smart in Galway opener

5.49PM

Vastonea (right) winning last year

Vastonea out to sparkle again

3.57PM

Perth two-day meeting abandoned

3.18PM

Guitar Pete

Galway preview

2.39PM

Legatissimo

Classy trio on course for Nassau

1.12PM

Time Test

Charlton wants to Test Golden Horn

11.38AM

Gleneagles

Ground rules Gleneagles out of Goodwood

11.36AM

Ted Veale

Ted Veale favourite for opening night feature

10.48AM

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