GALWAY FESTIVAL 2016 [JULY 25th -- JULY 31st] -- DAY ONE

DAY ONE - MONDAY

The Galway festival is week long feast of racing, across both codes and a good excuse to visit one of the great Irish venues. 

The opening day actually doesn't start till the evening with the first race of the meeting due off at 5:15pm. The feature race tonight being the Connacht Hotel Handicap at 7:20pm. 

Once again this season we will continue to focus on the horses from trainer Dermot Weld and we will continue to track his progress this week though we might also offer one or two other selections in particular the feature races if no Weld runner is declared.

Going -- NH - Good    Flat - Good, Good to firm in places.

Weather Forecast -- A high of 17C with a chance of a few showers later. Suggest you take a mac ... or stay in the bars.

DAY ONE SELECTIONS;

6:15 -- RIGHT HONOURABLE [WON 5/4F]

6:50 -- HEARTFUL [15th 7/2F] A clear example of a D Weld Horse being over backed here. 

7:20 -- The feature contest for tonight is the Connacht Hotel Handicap over 2m, Dermot Weld runs two here ZAFAYAN [13th 25/1] and TIME TO INSPIRE [8th 9/2] and we'll be on them both.

7:50 -- BALIYKA [3rd 3/1]

Day One figures -- One winner so far tonight, no joy with the rest so a losing start to the week. 

D Weld p/l for week       -2.75 pts
Overall week p/l to date  -2.75 pts

Summer, Horse Racing, Galway, Irish Women, Guinness = Life IS Good.

Results will appear here on Monday evening along with 'Day Two' to be published shortly, we're also racing at 'Glorious' Goodwood too this week starting on Tuesday, so two top class meetings to enjoy all week long.