Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Galway today

Galway today stages a mixed meeting (3 flat races, 4 N.H. and a bumper) on the second day of its September meeting, with a late afternoon start. The most valuable event is the handicap chase at 18.55 over 2 3/4 miles, which could go to Macs Flamingo (Ruby Walsh), fifth last time out against much stronger opposition in ther Galway Plate. However One More Minute (Charlie Swan/ David Casey), who has a good record here, and especially the lightly-weighted All Heart (Tom Mullins/ NIall Madden), who has recently won on heavy ground on both the flat and over fences, look big threats. The best flat race is the 1 1/2 miles handicap at 17.55, in which ex-German Muskatsturm (Shaun Harley/ DJ Moran) can defy top weight.