Three-year-old can defy negative trend to land big handicap prize

Credit: Edward Whitaker

Numerian
7.40 Galway
2pts win

The Joseph O'Brien-trained Numerian can overturn one of the most pronounced Galway festival trends of the past decade and a half to land the Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap.

No three-year-old has won this race since Peter Casey's Palace Star scored in 2004.

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Published on 29 July 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 13:08, 30 July 2019

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