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Mon 1st Aug 2011

Tiffilia makes experience count

Tiffilia battled on well from over a furlong out to deny the fast-finishing Empresario and Buffalo Billy by two necks in the opening seven furlong juvenile maiden on the Naas card.

3.04PM
Rebel Fitz winning at Galway last autumn

Cork market movers

2.18PM

Requinto, seen here winning at Cork, holds an entry in Sunday's Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh

Decision time for Requinto

1.08PM

Johnny Murtagh is set to partner Frederick Engels on Sunday

Brown covers all Engels

1.06PM

Con Power

Irish youngsters fly the flag in Poland

12.12PM

Sun 31st Jul 2011

Crowds hold up well at 2011 Galway Festival

The 2011 Galway Festival will forever be remembered as the year Dermot Weld blitzed his own records on the track with an amazing 17 winners over the week. However the Galway management can also be pleased as the total attendance at the seven-day meeting reached 146,847.

11.27PM
A total attendance of 146,847 over the seven days at this year's Galway Festival

Crowd & Tote down, but Bookies up

6.39PM

Blossom Gate & Andrew Latta come home easy winners of the last race of the Festival

Impressive Blossom takes Festival finale

6.22PM

Ryan Moore set for surgery on Tuesday

Moore to have operation on Tuesday

6.11PM

Obviously stretches past Eagle Canyon at Cork

Obviously well named

6.02PM

Comedic Art comes home clear under Leigh Roche

17 the record as Art rounds off Weld's week

5.54PM

Newmarket Story and Shane Foley, far side, hold off Galakina and Declan McDonogh at Cork

Newmarket Story writes new chapter

5.47PM

Galway Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

5.42PM

Much Acclaimed (centre) gets up to beat Lovers Peace (inside) with Regal Tramp back in third

Cheap buy Acclaimed wins again for Morrison

5.24PM

Cork Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

5.12PM

Famous Name was unable to win his first Group 1 when beaten into second in Munich, Germany

Heartbreak in Germany for Famous Name

5.05PM

The field jump out in the feature Group 3 Give Thanks Stakes at Cork won by Pink Symphony (still in the stalls)

Pink Symphony enjoys Irish air

5.02PM

Famous Name finished second in Munich

Famous fails in German raid

4.58PM

Truckers Delight gets a pat from his rider Conor O'Farrell as he comes home in front

Truckers makes no mistake this time around

4.53PM

Alanza hits the front to win the Listed Platinum Stakes at Cork

Alanza confirms her promise

4.35PM

Independent Girl (red) holds off all challengers under Danny Benson

Gutsy Girl scores for Morgan

4.23PM

Rock Jock (yellow & black) pictured winning his maiden at Down Royal in 2009

Listed success for Collins in Chester

4.07PM

Benefit Of Porter leads the eventual winner Clarach over the last

Danny scores aboard Clarach for his dad Tony

4.00PM

Big Bad Lily, pink jacket centre, comes home well at Cork in the apprentice sprint handicap

Big Bad Lily dominates her rivals

3.47PM

Goldikova, seen here winning the Breeders Cup Mile, won the Prix Rothschild at Deauville for the fourth year in-a-row

Goldikova wins fourth straight Prix Rothschild

3.29PM

Bobby John puts in a brilliant leap over the last with Declan Bates in the saddle

Bobby & Bates make a good team

3.21PM

Noble Four, far side, gets up to pip Foot Perfect at Cork

Noble Four lords it at Cork

3.18PM

Among Equals comes home in front of Limetree Lady at Cork

Among Equals more a cut above

2.55PM

Venture Lazarus & Micheal Nolan hold off Native Palm (grey) to win the first

Venture springs 33/1 surprise

2.50PM

Quiet betting ring at Cork this afternoon

Just eight bookies at Cork

2.04PM

John Cullen

Cullen on the sidelines

1.50PM

Hero for the jockey's Roger Quinlan

Bad week for the bookies continues

1.46PM

Frankel

Queally praises Frankel

1.29PM

Racing away from the stands at Naas

Community & Family Day at Naas

1.29PM

Ryan Moore could be out for the season with arm and thumb injuries

Decision pending on Moore's operation

11.04AM

Sat 30th Jul 2011

Crowd and bookies up but Tote falls

The crowd figures at Galway this week have held up reasonably well and today actually saw a slight increase on the number through the stiles.

6.00PM
Moscow Mannon (rail) holds off Robin Angevin

Lavery shines on Moscow

5.53PM

Pozyc and Paul Townend

Pozyc returns to claim success

5.18PM

Midday and Tom Queally

Midday impresses in Nassau

5.04PM

Hit The Jackpot in control from Mannheim

Another Weld treble as Jackpot landed

4.50PM

Rock Critic holds off the challenges of Jamesie (hidden) and Sean Og Coulston (nearest)

Critic has to battle to land double

4.23PM

Galway Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

3.45PM

Vault too strong for Blue White Fire

Vault makes all in nursery

3.45PM

Double Seven claims Now This Is It to win the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle

Seven lands gamble for Brassil

3.15PM

Natural High safely over the last to score

Natural survives scare to score

2.46PM

Rock Critic winning easily on Thursday

Galway market movers and significant non-runners

1.45PM

Irish pony riders win silver European medal

11.16AM

Misty For Me

Misty misses Nassau

10.09AM

Blue Bunting (blue) winning Irish Oaks

Yorkshire next for Bunting

10.07AM

Fri 29th Jul 2011

Crowd up on day five

Day five of the Galway Festival bucked the trend this week with the attendance of 25,240 up 2,186 on the corresponding Friday evening meeting last year - an increase of over 9%.

9.20PM
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