Course winner can strike off workable mark on return to hurdles

The 150th year of the Galway races gets underway on Monday evening

The Galway festival continues on Friday, with the feature Guinness Handicap going to post at 6.50Credit: Patrick McCann

St Stephens Green
5.10 Galway
2pts win

It has already been a successful week for Emmet Mullins and the Mee family at Ballybrit but it could get even better as they look to have an excellent chance of beginning Friday's card with a bang.

The consolation race for the Galway Hurdle, the Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle, doesn't look the strongest considering the increased pot of €80,000 on offer, with no Willie Mullins-trained runner in the line-up for the second year in a row.

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Published on 1 August 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 17:40, 1 August 2019

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