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"Quietest day ever" for 'books' on Plate Day

Lucky Kitten (nearside) another well-backed winning favourite at Galway yesterdayLucky Kitten (nearside) another well-backed winning favourite at Galway yesterday
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John Mulholland bookmaker reflected on Galway Plate Day this morning with Keith Finnegan on Galway Bay FM.

He said: "There were six favourites out of eight races and I think that's a record for Galway Plate Day. I'd suppose maybe for us it was lucky that there weren't more people there.

"It was the quietest day ever for the bookmakers on a Galway Plate Day. It was very sparse as regards people on the ground – the money was way down and it was a very eerie place for the day that was in it."

George McDonagh's charity bet was 50 Euros each-way on Silver Shuffle (5.35) for the Friends Of The Galway Hospice. They reportedly raised in excess of 50,000 Euros at the greyhound stadium last night. (EM)

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