Summer jumps trainers frustrated by HRI plan but Galway plans business as normal

Officials at Galway are insisting they will prepare for the course's showpiece summer festival as normal - but the manner in which summer jumping has been deprioritised by Horse Racing Ireland has left a number of smaller trainers frustrated.

The Galway Hurdle and Plate are the traditional highlights of the summer National Hunt calendar but, with HRI committed to a month of Flat action whenever racing resumes, it remains to be seen how much jumping will take place before the week-long festival begins on July 27.

Michael Moloney: 'Because we have put out so much water, it probably won’t take much to slow it down, so it’s a bit of a balancing act but the team are doing a good job.”Credit: Ray Ryan

Galway manager Michael Moloney said he has not received any direction to plan anything other than a fully functioning festival.