GALWAY FESTIVAL 2020 [JULY 27th -- AUG 2nd] -- DAY FOUR THURSDAY

DAY FOUR THURSDAY
Just the one feature race on Wednesday but we managed to secure the winner and thus moved into profit again for the week. We must move on to our fourth day which will begin in the early evening once again at 4:45pm with a 2m Novice Hurdle. The feature race today, and indeed for the week, is the Grade A Galway Hurdle [6:45] over a two mile trip, and is worth €120,000 euro's to the winner.

As mentioned on day one our recent years have focused 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. This season we intend to follow the success of JP O'Brien who often has a nice priced winner and seems to have taken well to training and has the ability to be as good as his father in time.

Going -- NH -- Good, Flat -- Yielding.
Weather Forecast -- A high of 17C with the overall outlook of rain forecast, wherever you are watching hope you safe and having a good afternoon.
DAY FOUR SELECTIONS;
16:45  Guinness Novice Hurdle
2m 11y  10 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - Shamiyan (each way).

17:15  Guinness Open Gate Brewery Beginners Chase
2m 6f 111y  14 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - Rightplacerighttime (each way)

17:45  Rockshore Novice Chase (Grade 3)
2m 2f 54y  8 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - Polished Steel [Won 9/2]

18:15  Arthur Guinness Handicap Hurdle
2m 11y  18 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - Alabaster / Magic Sea

18:45  Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap
2m 11y  20 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - Aramon [Won 7/1]  /  Tudor City

19:15  Guinness Novice Hurdle
2m 4f 156y  5 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - The Very Man [Non Runner]

19:45  Open Gate Pure Brew Handicap Hurdle
3m  14 Runners
No selections from our two nominated trainers. 
Alternative selection - The Trigger [Won 4/1]

20:15  Guinness Time Flat Race
2m 2f 59y   12 Runners
Slige Dala  [JP O'Brien]  [Won 11/4]

Day Four Results -- Will be updated here during the course of Thursday evening after racing has concluded. Day Five should be available soon as well as the Goodwood meeting. 

Had plenty of success with our alternative selections this evening, but they won't count for our weekly tally, nice that I can still find winners though eh.  

D Weld 0pts staked today   Returns today 0pts.
p/l for week +1pts after Day #4
JP O'Brien 1pt staked today   Returns today 3.75pts.
p/l for week  +3.705pts after Day #4
Overall week p/l to date  +4.705pts after Day #4

Information and selections for Day Five (Friday) will be published soon, and we'll hope for better luck before we finish on Sunday. Don't forget the Goodwood meeting too and there is also another one for our regular Pontefract meetings which takes place this Friday too, yes it's a very busy week.