Galway 2020

Been given Aliento 5/2 in 3.20 at Redcar

5:15 - Lads, I think Lightning Amber looks absolutely chucked in for this one, going in as top weight in this 50-80 handicap. She's already got proven ability, beating Heliac last year as a three year old, who is now a 100 rated horse. She had two runs this year, the first she was desperately unlucky in and while I don't think she would have won, she wouldn't have been far off Chacor who came second that day and is now rated 97 (114 rated Patrick Sarsfield was the winner). Her last race at Leopardstown looked like a non-event, and perhaps the intention was to get her down from the 81 rating she had then, to the 80 she carries today that let's her just scrape in as top weight. Dermot Weld looks like he has not given up on regaining his leading Galway trainer title going be the entries he has, and I don't think he's leaving anything to chance either, putting a 5lb claimer on board.

13/2 best price. I rarely put big bets on, but have decided to have a decent wedge (for me) on this one. This horse on paper should be a stone better than this lot.

BumperD wrote: »

Galway: Need low draw for 1m or less, a horse that can handle the track and about a stone up your sleeve!

4.10 Trusted Ally - ran a cracker on debut and wasn't overly exerted 3/1
4.40 Soaring Monach - bad draw but its debut run behind Tiger Moth with Red Gerry 3L ahead of him reads well now. 10/1 ew
5.15 Lady Scathach bolted up last time. Can go in again 5/2
5.45 *** I've a personal interest in the race so skipping this**
6.15 Share the Honor 7/2
6.45 Takarengo 14/1
7.15 Lilli Milena 9/2
7.45 Thosedaysaregone NAP completely unexposed on the flat with only 4 runs, have a look at what the horse Rayounpour has done which was just ahead of him at Limerick last month. Forget the last I suspect today has been the target and there is money for him 7/2


GL today

Who are you riding in the 5.45?

Have a few on time to study

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Doesn't "gamble landed" translate as "the fix was in"?

Are you saying that this race was fixed?? If so can you elaborate further.

BagheeraBlue wrote: »

It's good competitive racing just cause you can't back a winner doesn't mean its ****e and considering the ****e that ran at ascot goodwood will be no better

This guy!!!
I love Galway, I prefer Galway, but.... In terms of quality Galway is to Goodwood what Offaly to the Dubs!!
Stradivarius and Battash are running at Goodwood.
By contrast the favs for the 2 big races at Galway are Easy Game and Aramon FFS man

Absolute bog standard racing taking place on a dog track. It's a social event and nothing else.

Every year the same non sense repeated over and over again.

Summer National Hunt. Not winter.

Summer flat with a very tough track, 1m 2 constantly turning.

I'm really sorry if you lost your bollocks in prior years :):D:D

Just ignore it ok. Knock yourself out at Goodwood. Its not much better bar the panama hats and its soul-less - Ive been then 3 times. Utter shaight bar the view

It's really suffering this year because of the lack of crowds. No matter how they tried on RTE coverage, they get away from the fact that three of the four races they should yesterday were bog standard low grade handicaps that would every other day of the year would never be near RTE tv coverage and they don't have all the usual social stuff to cover it up.

Cal4567 wrote: »

When you have the national broadcaster elevating it to an almost mythical status, yes, I do despair.

Don't let it get to you, it's not worth it.

Andrew00 wrote: »

Where are you seeing this?

He opened up at 5/2 last night. He's still that and 9/4?

I saw 5's on oddschecker.

Only one I backed today is Tauran Shanan in 6.45 for Jesse 5/1. C&D winner and recent spin at Cork should have him spot on here. Yard confident of a big run but you also need a lot of luck around Galway so not going in big