Preview and tips for Wednesday's Galway Plate
Get the view from connections and Man On The Spot verdict for the thetote.com Galway Plate.
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Alan Fleming Tully East: "I think he's in as good a form as we can get him and now we just have to hope for a bit of luck on the day. It's as competitive a race as you will find and everything in it will be tuned up for the day. Our horse had a nice run over hurdles in Tipperary, he came out of it 100 per cent and he's freshened up well since. He has plenty of pace and I actually think he'll enjoy the track. You've got to stay well - it's turns into a bit of a slog from the final fence."
Peter Fahey - Peregrine Run: "The horse seems to be doing everything right at home and I couldn't be happier with him going into the race. He ran a good race on the Flat in Killarney and I hope he'll run well again in what is obviously a very competitive race. I just hope they don't get too much rain overnight."
Joseph O'Brien - Slowmotion: "She finished a good third in the Galway Plate last year, but didn't go on from that and ended up being disappointing. She showed a bit more over hurdles at Tipperary last time and hopefully that is a sign she is coming back to herself."
Patrick Mullins: Patricks Park: "He won well in Leopardstown over two-mile-one, which is a good sign. He has a good cruising speed and he'll be able to hold his position and jump well at speed. He looked like he stayed well in Punchestown. He only won a short head there and he got 8lb for that, so to win again he's probably going to have to improve another 8lb. That would be the worry, but if he gets in he will have bottom-weight."
Harry Fry - Drumcliff: "He's won three of his five starts over fences, he's in good order and we're looking forward to having a go. Aine O'Connor has a really good record on him and takes 7lb off his back, which will obviously be a help. I don't think the ground should be any problem as long as it doesn't go really soft, which would be ironic after the summer we've had."
Man On The Spot verdict:
Harry Fry sends Drumcliff from the UK and he looked a smart chasing prospect when landing a Class 2 handicap at Uttoxeter on just his fifth start over fences. With Henry De Bromhead, Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins all mob handed this looks as tricky as ever while Jessica Harrington has chances with her Neverushacon, who easily beat The Game Changer at Limerick, and Rock The World, last year's Grand Annual winner. Rachael Blackmore will have had the pick of the De Bromhead charges and goes for Valseur Lido, whose last victory was over Siviniaco Conti in a Grade 1 at Down Royal in 2016. Barry Geraghty has chose SLOWMOTION of the JP McManus runners and last year's third looks to have been primed for this after a very good run over hurdles at Tipperary last month so he's handed the vote with last year's Cheltenham Festival winner Tully East, another who ran in that Tipperary hurdles event, taken as the main threat.
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