The Galway Races - Day 1 Selections & Chat Thread

x PyRo

5:05 - HotelMeyrick.ie & the ghotel.ie Novice Hurdle 2m - Live on RTE 2
5:35 - Salthillhotel.com Handicap Hurdle 2m - Live on RTE 2
6:10 - Claregalwayhotel.ie European Breeders Fund Maiden (Colts & Geldings) 7f - Live on RTE 2
6:45 - Carlton.ie/galwaycity (QR) Handicap 2m - Live On RTE 2
7:15 - Claytonhotelgalway.ie Handicap 7f
7:45 - Galwaybayhotel.com Handicap 1m4f
8:15 - Irelandhotels.com INH Flat Race 2m

Hardly awe inspiring stuff, should be a fun week though!

ft9

Strong word around Waterford for oneeigthofamile in the 6.45 Monday

Derek!

Anyone know why RTE 2 arent showin all the races?

mike65

Cos there are only so many second-rate handicaps the general viewing public can stand.

Goodwood is on C4 this week, just saying...

ft9

mike65 wrote: »

Cos there are only so many second-rate handicaps the general viewing public can stand.

Goodwood is on C4 this week, just saying...

Whist up will ya, don't get all them Galway haters started Mike:D

admiralofthefleet

mike65 wrote: »

Cos there are only so many second-rate handicaps the general viewing public can stand.

Goodwood is on C4 this week, just saying...

and it will be glorious! ill be following the flat action all week during both festivals

Gavin "shels"

5.05 Devils Bit 7/2
5.35 Jacksonslady 16/1
6.10 Riviera Poet 8/13
6.45 End Of The Affair 14/1 and Natural High 4/1
7.15 Good Shot Noreen 8/1
7.45 Goldplated 5/1

JONJO THE MISER

Cant wait, Pints, Poker, Racing and Escorts.
Better get to bed now.

ForzaKid

5.05 Devils Elbow,8/1
5.35 Sixteen Forty Two,16/1
6.10 Learn,2/1
6.45 OneEightofAmile,9/1
7.15 Alapha and Omega,8/1
7.45 Lovers Peace,10/1
8.15 Don't Contradict me,10/1.....All e/w bar Learn.:)

x PyRo

Too lazy for reasoning today. :pac: Just playing small stakes anyways.

0.5pts e/w or 1pt win.

5:05 - Virgil Earp - win @ 8/1
5:35 - First Trim - e/w @ 20/1
6:10 - Shukhov - e/w @ 20/1
6:45 - Gretzky - e/w @ 50/1, 5 places
7:15 - Wrekin Rock - e/w @ 20/1, 4 places
7:45 - Hill Of Content - win @ 9/2
8:15 - Realt Den Chathair - win @ 12/1

x PyRo

x PyRo wrote: »

...........6:45 - Carlton.ie/galwaycity (QR) Handicap 2m - Live On RTE 2.................

11328- Prospectorous

I'll be having €4/€5 on this lad, few things in it's favour, course winner (twice and placed once from 4 runs), stays the distance, likes the ground, has the profile of a Galway winner (ie has had a crap recent run).

c_man

Anyone know if there's any free bets going in any of the papers today?

Derek!

Derek! wrote: »

Anyone know why RTE 2 arent showin all the races?

3 hours of racing is a bit much I reckon for terrestrial TV, they get away with it up to 7pm as the news is on RTE1 then and only muck on RTE2 anyway. They'd lose viewers/p1ss people off if they showed all of it I reckon. The delayed betfair streaming does me grand :pac:

lumo22

5.35 Force of Habit
6.45 Oneeightofamily
7.15 Acoustic Cheer
7.45 Lovers Peace

I Know D. Weld is "the king of Ballybrit" but some of his horses are terrible prices today, hard to make a few quid in galway so i'll just keep the stakes fairly small.

Derek!

RoverJames wrote: »

3 hours of racing is a bit much I reckon for terrestrial TV, they get away with it up to 7pm as the news is on RTE1 then and only muck on RTE2 anyway. They'd lose viewers/p1ss people off if they showed all of it I reckon. The delayed betfair streaming does me grand :pac:

I guess your right, it would be such a tragedy if people were to miss home and away :pac:

I cant wait for the races to start today but the day is goin so slow

Backstreet Moyes

Strong word for oneeigthofamile everyone i talk to is telling me to back him. what do people think of Uncle Taffy didnt try last time 9's into 7's and its Tony Martin. I got word for him both times he won but havent heard anything.

Mcilroy

Nuts102 wrote: »

Strong word for oneeigthofamile everyone i talk to is telling me to back him. what do people think of Uncle Taffy didnt try last time 9's into 7's and its Tony Martin. I got word for him both times he won but havent heard anything.

I've got word for him in the past but it seems that a place is best this time round. I'll be having a go on him anyway. He's well up in the weights but the manner in which he won a couple of his races would suggest he's a classy animal.

Galway is a lottery! Oneeightofamile does look a shrewd each way bet.

ft9

ft9 wrote: »

Strong word around Waterford for oneeigthofamile in the 6.45 Monday

Great minds and all that eh

x PyRo

Lovely, 9/1 winner and free-rolling now.

c_man

Nice start for ya. I love when that happens.

naughto

x PyRo wrote: »

Too lazy for reasoning today. :pac: Just playing small stakes anyways.

0.5pts e/w or 1pt win.

5:05 - Virgil Earp - win @ 8/1
5:35 - First Trim - e/w @ 20/1
6:10 - Shukhov - e/w @ 20/1
6:45 - Gretzky - e/w @ 50/1, 5 places
7:15 - Wrekin Rock - e/w @ 20/1, 4 places
7:45 - Hill Of Content - win @ 9/2
8:15 - Realt Den Chathair - win @ 12/1

nice start pyro.did ted walshes horse for ew bet so iam happy

x PyRo

c_man wrote: »

Nice start for ya. I love when that happens.

Same happened last year for me, makes things way easier. I can't pick my nose over jump so it's very welcomed. :pac:

c_man

Ha! Going for a small e/w bet on Banna Man in the next race. Did well here last year.

Derek!

x PyRo wrote: »

Lovely, 9/1 winner and free-rolling now.

You must be gettin sick of this by now but thanks mate

thesandeman

Nice one Pyro.

x PyRo

Thought First Trim would of troubled the winner if he wasn't squeezed out.

20/1 place will do. Could of been a winner though.

Backstreet Moyes

Mcilroy wrote: »

I've got word for him in the past but it seems that a place is best this time round. I'll be having a go on him anyway. He's well up in the weights but the manner in which he won a couple of his races would suggest he's a classy animal.

Galway is a lottery! Oneeightofamile does look a shrewd each way bet.

Ye to be honest i just thrown €10 win maybe should have done him e/w but sure hopefully he wins.

naughto

x PyRo wrote: »

Thought First Trim would of troubled the winner if he wasn't squeezed out.

20/1 place will do. Could of been a winner though.

just be fore the the last jump he got squeesed if he got a better run in he could have won it

x PyRo

Shukhov just got up for 3rd at 25's. Not so bad.

The winner looked fairly smart there.

thesandeman

Starting to look like a good week for you Pyro. Have you done that lot in the Placepot?

x PyRo

Hopefully won't be too bad, I always lose every second day though!

No placepots for me, the only way to profit is single bets imo.

friendface

Oneeightofamile getting well backed in on Betfair at the moment anyway, I put a few quid on him at 9/1 after seeing a few tips here a while ago. Fingers Crossed

c_man

6.45 - Fosters cross e/w
7.45 - Hill of Content win

I think that'll be all for today. I'm heading out to the track tomorrow, so hopefully I'll get a bit of a war chest

naughto

first win of the day on fosters cross

x PyRo

Nice work C Man. I've backed that horse numerous times without success, typical that he'd win now!

Mine was way too keen, never stood a chance.

kippy

Xpyro, cheers for the tips earlier on. The first three got me on the road of one of my best on course days ever in Galway.....

x PyRo

kippy wrote: »

Xpyro, cheers for the tips earlier on. The first three got me on the road of one of my best on course days ever in Galway.....

Nice one mate, apologies about the others.

Hoping for 2 winners tomorrow. :pac:

LightningBolt

Very nice tipping. Up 12 points thanks to you. Had First Trim at 14/1 ew but got Shukvov at 33/1 late in the day.

Gavin "shels"

Gavin shels wrote: »

5.05 Devils Bit 7/2
5.35 Jacksonslady 16/1
6.10 Riviera Poet 8/13
6.45 End Of The Affair 14/1 and Natural High 4/1
7.15 Good Shot Noreen 8/1
7.45 Goldplated 5/1

Pity I was in work and didn't get to do any of these except Devils Bit, Good Shot Noreen was a nice winner.:mad: Crazy price for Riviera Poet too!

Shane St.

wel done pyro more of the same 2mrw.

ForzaKid

ForzaKid wrote: »

5.05 Devils Elbow,8/1
5.35 Sixteen Forty Two,16/1
6.10 Learn,2/1
6.45 OneEightofAmile,9/1
7.15 Alapha and Omega,8/1
7.45 Lovers Peace,10/1
8.15 Don't Contradict me,10/1.....All e/w bar Learn.:)

5.05 Devils Elbow,8/1 2nd
5.35 Sixteen Forty Two,16/1 unplaced
6.10 Learn,2/1 2nd
6.45 OneEightofAmile,9/1 unplaced
7.15 Alapha and Omega,8/1 3rd
7.45 Lovers Peace,10/1 WON
8.15 Don't Contradict me,10/1 Unplaced.....All e/w bar Learn.:)

x PyRo

Top work FK, fingers crossed for similar results tomorrow.

ForzaKid

x PyRo wrote: »

Top work FK, fingers crossed for similar results tomorrow.

Nice bit of profit today,2nd day is always the hardest in my opinion.