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Seven days racing in a row should be too long for a festival. The track itself is a tight turning circuit with a built-in bias, where many competitors get no luck in running. Admission to the course is a tad on the high side for the standard of the racing on offer.
Getting out of the area after the racing can be a nightmare on the busiest days, and the accommodation prices in the city for race week are nothing short of a rip-off.
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I'm from Ballynoe, Co Cork and I rode plenty of ponies when I was younger. I had plenty of success pony racing and partnered 50 winners. I did two full seasons pony racing and plenty of lads that I rode winners for are now training on the track like Maurice Ahern and Aidan Melia, and they are doing very well at the moment which is great to see. I was champion jockey in Dingle in 2024, and I rode five winners for Maurice then. It was then nice to ride winners for him on the track. I rode a nice winner for him in Galway (Perry Mason, last October) and I rode a winner on one of the first days at the Curragh this season (Perry Mason, March).
Galway Tips, Ryan ban and Regan interview
The team discusses the fallout surrounding Rossa Ryan, the latest developments involving Amo Racing, and Paul Kimmage's headline-making interview with Maurice Regan plus Galway tips.
By Tom Weekes - DANCING SAXON (1) finished second in a Listed race on Wednesday and is officially a whopping 16lb well-in today, so connections are rolling the dice with this quick turnaround. A half-sister to a Group 2-winner, the selection had shown nice ability in scoring over today’s distance at Dundalk last February and while making a quick reappearance following her Naas race isn’t ideal, she has a satisfactory middle-draw in 9 and should take all the beating. Expert Dancer defeated a subsequent winner at Limerick in June while another Limerick maiden winner Motta Alta has changed hands recently. Unfamiliar was raised 4lb for her own narrow Limerick success, but is now 3lb out of the handicap.
