Galway Festival 2018

Blackop

Any tips for today? Heading up now and not an experienced punter by any means😬

gazza1

3.55 Truffles 7/2

Did me a nice turn earlier in the week and is surely the selection here today even with 6lbs extra.
He beat Honor Oak 3 1/2L and we seen how easy he won on Weds. He was also 7L ahead of Beau Satchel.
He is drawn in the car park but breaks out of the gates so well I'm not too concerned about that.

Others I've backed

4.10 Flindt ew
2nd to Baba Boom earlier in the week 3lbs higher but must have every chance

4.45 Oscar Knight ew (saver on Uradel)
Goes well fresh. Yard in decent form

GL

Mostly Harmless

2.30 - Shifted Strategy ran well in race that few got in to earlier in week, extra distance should suit today and no bother with the ground. Needs holding up so always going to be a prisoner to fortune round here but did run well at festival last year and looks guaranteed to run a big race again today.

3.35 - Stormy Belle was well punted at the festival last year before finishing unplaced (and then winning few days later off same mark at Cork). Is 9lbs lower than when running here last year, already ran reasonaby well behind Truffles earlier this week and meets that rival off 6lbs better terms today with Dylan Hogan taking off another 7lbs. Still has work to do to turn that form round but is better than a 70 rated filly who like a few of Pat Fahy's will have been aimed at this week all year. Well worth a punt at 20/1 IMO.

gazza1

Final day of Galway and they don’t come much tougher so just some interest stakes on the following

3.20 Sunblessed 15/2 ew
3.55 Safe Voyage 9/1 ew
4.30 Sandymount Duke 13/2 ew
5.00 Bel ami De Sivola 8/1 ew

GL

posturingpat

What's the official going at the minute? If it's anyway decent Sandy mount Duke could look a huge price this evening.

gazza1

posturingpat wrote: »

What's the official going at the minute? If it's anyway decent Sandy mount Duke could look a huge price this evening.

Officially soft but no rain expected today so by the time that race comes it could be at least gd/sft

jobeenfitz

posturingpat wrote: »

What's the official going at the minute? If it's anyway decent Sandy mount Duke could look a huge price this evening.

Not sure but it's warm n dry here n not lookn like rain.

standardg60

Trainer Brian Ellison said last week that Archive was working particularly well and he just hoped he'd get into a race.

18/1 for the 5.30 today, PP paying five places, same jockey as last time out win.

standardg60

Fourth after travelling wide the whole way from stall 17.

First, second and third drawn 2, 3 and 4.

Definitely worth following next time.

gazza1

3.20 Sunblessed 15/2 ew placed
3.55 Safe Voyage 9/1 ew WON
4.30 Sandymount Duke 13/2 ew placed
5.00 Bel ami De Sivola 8/1 ew lost

Decent end to a good week