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Galway Thursday
5.05 Galway – Galway Hurdle
9 of the 23 winners this century had already won a race at the Galway Festival
Tom – Tudor City
Donn – Merlin Giant
Matt – Merlin Giant (win and place)
2.10 Galway – Beginners Chase
Donn – Jungle Prose
Matt – Joyeaux Machin
2.45 Galway – Novice Chase
Donn – Hercule Du Seuil
Matt – Hercule De Seuil
3.55 Galway – Irish EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes
Tom – Dandy Alys
Donn – Pandora Lovegood
Any Other Thursday Bets
Tom – Perfuse (1.50 Goodwood)
Matt – Encanto Bruno (4.30 Galway) – but only if yielding or quicker
Matchbook Zero Long-Shot
Tom – Tudor City (5.05 Galway)
Donn – Pandora Lovegood (3.55 Galway)
Matt – Merlin Giant (5.05 Galway)
Galway Thursday Best Lays
Matt – Zarak The Brave (5.05 Galway)
Galway Thursday Best Bets
Tom – Dandy Alys (3.55 Galway)
Donn – Merlin Giant (5.05 Galway)
Matt – Hercule De Seuil (2.45 Galway)
Galway Wednesday
6.40 Galway – Galway Plate
In the last 12 seasons with a Punchestown Festival, 10 of the 12 Plate winners ran in either the Novices Handicap Chase (6) or the Open Handicap Chase (4) which are both run over an intermediate trip.
Tom – Andy Dufresne
Donn – Enniskerry
Matt – Ciel De Neige (if the forecast rain doesn’t arrive Ash Tree Meadow)
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