Galway Festival Day 1
The Galway Festival races get underway on this first evening with the six races over the sticks and a bumper to conclude the proceedings. No doubt that the Galway Festival betting will get underway very quickly as it always does on Galway races Day 1. The first day is always known as Galway races 'Big Bash Day'. Punters should remember that Dermot Weld had a 449/1 four timer on the corresponding day last last year. The feature race is the Galway Handicap at 7pm, won in 2008 by the Dermot Weld trained Majestic Concorde at 7/1.
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The Galway Festival is probably the best attended racing festival in all of Ireland, with approximately 250,000 people attending over its seven day duration. Top Irish Bookmaker Paddy Power will be offering their famous FREE BETS throughout the week long meeting.. The Festival comes at the very end of July and the first week in August and for many is the highlight of the summer. Over 100 million Euros were gambled in 2008 on the festival, with 30 million being taken on course alone. There will be many Paddy Power betting offers available which punters should take advantage and combine it with our Galway Races 2009 tips.
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First Day Race Cards
The seven races on Day One of the Galway Races are:
- 5.10 pm - ghotel&hotelmeyrick Novice Hurdle Result.
- 5.45 pm - galwaybayhotel.com Handicap Hurdle Result (Rated 81-123)
- 6.20 pm - radissonhotelgalway.com European Maiden Result
- 7.00 pm - Galway Handicap Result.
- 7.35 pm - claregalwayhotel Handicap Result.
- 8.10 pm - hotelmeyrick Handicap Result (Rated 60-90)
- 8.40 pm - irelandhotels NH Flat Race.
Galway Races Day One Tips
Todays tips are as follows:
- 5.10 - Gratified Best Price VCbet 4/1
- 5.45 - No One Tells Me Best Price Ladbrokes 8/1
- 6.20 - Stunning View Best Price VCbet 8/15
- 7.00 - Ghimaar Best Price Stan James 12/1
- 7.35 - Spavento Best Price Paddy Power 6/1
- 8.10 - Art Broker Best Price Ladbrokes 3/1
- 8.40 - New Rules Best Price Ladbrokes 5/2
Although Day 1 last year got off to a bad start for punters with a 20/1 shot winning the first race, three favourites did got home during the evening and Majestic Concorde, trained by Dermot Weld was well backed and won the big race, the Galway (QR) Handicap at generous odds of 7/1. Majestic Concorde was our Galway Festival tip for this day last year and there were many who backed him using our Galway Festival Free Bet Offers. They all managed to get generous odds in the process
2009 Galway Races Free £30 From Paddy Power
The Galway Festival is probably the best attended racing festival in all of Ireland, with approximately 250,000 people attending over its seven day duration. Top Irish Bookmaker Paddy Power will be offering their famous FREE BETS throughout the week long meeting.. The Festival comes at the very end of July and the first week in August and for many is the highlight of the summer. Over 100 million Euros were gambled in 2008 on the festival, with 30 million being taken on course alone. There will be many Paddy Power betting offers available which punters should take advantage and combine it with our Galway Races 2009 tips.
