GALWAY FESTIVAL 2021 [JULY 26th - AUG 1st] - DAY FOUR THURSDAY

DAY FOUR THURSDAY
We must move on to our fourth day which will begin in the early evening once again at 4:35pm with a 2m Novice Hurdle. The feature race today, and indeed for the week, is the Grade A Galway Hurdle [6:15] over a two mile trip, and is worth €150,000 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;
17:10  Guinness Open Gate Brewery Beginners Chase
2m 6f 111y  15 Runners
Speak Easy  [JP O'Brien].  Pulled Up @8/1

17:45  Rockshore Novice Chase (Grade 3)
2m 2f 54y  8 Runners
Druid's Altar  [JP O'Brien].  4th @11/2

18:15  Arthur Guinness Handicap Hurdle
2m 11y  20 Runners
Embittered  [JP O'Brien].  14th @40/1

Band of Outlaws [JP O'Brien].  Non Runner

Winner Takes It all [JP O'Brien].  6th @9/1

19:15  Guinness Novice Hurdle
2m 4f 156y  13 Runners
Banbridge [JP O'Brien].  4th @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. 

Having a bit of success here though could be better after a good start at the beginning of the week, we keep going through to Sunday's finish.  

D Weld  0pt staked today     Returns today  0pts.
p/l for week    +5.83pts after Day #4
JP O'Brien  6pts staked today    Returns today +1pts.
p/l for week       -10.25pts after Day #4
Overall week p/l to date   -4.42pts 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 Kempton / Pontefract meetings which takes place next week too, yes it's a very busy week.