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Thu 31st Jul 2014

Local win possible in the Corrib

Given her Galway connections there would hardly be a more popular winner at Ballybrit all week than if Ballybacka Queen were to triumph in the Listed Arthur Guinness European Breeders Fund Corrib Fillies Stakes.

8.56AM
Ground Invasion seen here winning a bumper at Tipperary

Ground ready for Galway Invasion

8.53AM

Wed 30th Jul 2014

Galway figures

The impressive figures at Galway continued at the third session of the Festival, Thetote.com Galway Plate Day.

7.59PM
Brooch and Pat Smullen win easily for trainer Dermot Weld

Brooch a name to remember

7.38PM

Paul Gilligan

Phantom stopped from running at Galway

7.34PM

A delighted Sean Corby aboard Sophie's World

Corby off the mark at the Galway Festival

7.04PM

Cairdiuil (purple and light blue, Wayne Lordan) gets the better of Tahaf with the loose Victor's Beach for company

Cairdiuil flies around Ballybrit again

6.39PM

A fine shot of Road To Riches and Shane Shortall

Road To Riches takes the Plate in style

6.15PM

Whitey O' Gwaun and Finian Maguire are well clear

Whitey a special winner for Maguire

5.33PM

Galway Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

5.30PM

Galway race 3 action - Greatness (grey, the winner, with Shane Shortall up)

Shortall goes a place better 35 minutes on

4.44PM

Highland Reel seen here winning at Gowran

Reel impresses at Goodwood

4.12PM

Cacheofgold (Jonathan Burke, green, winner) does battle with Supreme Vic (left, the eventual 2nd)

Cacheofgold delights connections

4.10PM

Kingman seen here at Royal Ascot

Kingman rules in the Sussex

3.24PM

Most Peculiar and Paul Townend lead Draco and Tony McCoy over the last

Nothing Peculiar about 1st victor on Plate Day

3.21PM

Thomas Edison (noseband) seen here on the way to victory at Bellewstown

Galway Hurdle preview

1.16PM

Pique Sous

Pique Sous update

11.17AM

Paul Hanagan

Hanagan set for spell on sidelines

11.09AM

Thistle Bird

Thistle Bird out of Nassau

10.01AM

Elleval - here on the way to a victory at Dundalk

Desmond Stakes plan for Elleval

9.29AM

Zalty seen here winning at Dundalk

Marnane to wait with Zalty decision

9.27AM

Tue 29th Jul 2014

Crowd Up again at Galway

For the second day running the attendance at Galway was up. The Tuesday total was up 908 on last year's figure of 18,248.

9.48PM
Antique Platinum, right, delivers his challenge in Galway

Double for Weld with Antique Platinum

8.51PM

Galway Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

8.42PM

Art Of Logistics, middle

Hughes happy with his full Plate

8.17PM

Surreal, yellow cap, sets sail for home in Ballybrit

Foley one from one at Galway!

8.13PM

Hidden Universe, left, approaches the winning post

Hidden Universe a birthday treat for Weld

7.44PM

Grey horse Vastonea swoops in Ballybrit

Vastonea just loves the Topaz Mile

7.12PM

Legatissimo, right, beats Tamadhor into second at Galway

Legatissimo shows her great turn of foot

6.38PM

Jacksonslady jumping in fifth in the white cap

Jacksonslady gives JP quick double

6.07PM

Shield, near side, jumps the last on terms with Queen Alphabet

Shield triumphs for the Galway punters

5.34PM

Estimate

Estimate goes for Goodwood Cup

4.06PM

Adam Kirby

Love conquers Toormore

3.35PM

Kingman, left

'Duel on the Downs' eagerly anticipated

1.33PM

Toormore

Toormore team confident

11.09AM

Bold Thady Quill, left

Topaz Mile preview

9.29AM

Runners jump a hurdle in the opening race at Galway

Large Attendance on opening day of Galway

9.19AM

Shield

Galway day two preview

9.17AM

Pride Of The Artic

Latin Quarter Steeplechase preview

9.15AM

Taghrooda

Taghrooda gets O'Brien seal of approval

9.11AM

Mon 28th Jul 2014

Princely Conn looks to have bright future

Punters piled into Dermot Weld’s Call Vinnie in the concluding bumper on day one of the Galway Festival, but the hotpot was no match for Princely Conn.

9.05PM
Timiyan moves ahead of Resiliency in Galway

Weld off and running with Timiyan

8.14PM

Expensive Taste gets that winning feeling

Galway a good place for an Expensive Taste

7.43PM

Galway Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

7.39PM

Quick Jack, right, glides past Grecian Tiger in Ballybrit

Quick Jack much too swift round Ballybrit

7.20PM

The two year old maiden at Galway - winner Jamaica is centre in navy silks

Jamaica bolts and beats Weld

6.45PM

King Of Oriel falling at the last in Galway

Beckwith a Star in Ballybrit

6.32PM

McKinley, red cap, delivers his challenge in Galway

McKinley for Mullins and Townend in Galway

5.39PM

Pat Cosgrave

PJA raises ERA concerns

3.44PM

Sir Maximilian

Decision time for Rockingham winner

3.40PM

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