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GALWAY FESTIVAL 2002
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Analysis & Selections by
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Whether it be
"the race of the day" or a small prize round the gaffs, we will attempt to use our knowledge of the formbook to highlight the fancied horses participating each day and their characteristics and requirements. Hopefully this 'second opinion' provides you with a winner or two each day, or even reinforces your own view on a particular may even convince you to back some of those horses which we feel are the "ones to fear", or have decent eachway claims. whichever is the case, we hope the information is of use to you.
SELECTIONS - For each race, we have given you who, in our view, are the likeliest winners;
(1er CHOICE), as well as
the next best runners (in our view, this can include any horses who could run well at eachway
odds). Any runner from our features are shown before each race's analysis.
Galway is 136 miles from Dublin. The racecourse is situated 4 miles outside the heart of Galway city centre. The course itself is right-handed and almost rectangular of 1 mile 2 furlongs. There is a sharp decent to the turn in with a steep incline to finish uphill finish of 2 furlongs. One of the distinctions of Irish racing is the popularity over there of mixed cards. The Galway Festival is no exception. Races at the Festival will be held on the flat as well as over obstacles.
As any Irish veteran racegoer will attest to, Galway rarely disappoints. From the pleasure of viewing the horses at close quarters in the parade ring to the euphoria of seeing your choice first past the winning post, a day's racing is constantly exciting from first to last. And next year, there will be an extra day added to the week, extending the Festival to the Sunday. As they say - "You haven't lived if you haven't been to the Galway Races!"
THE COURSES
FLAT ~ On the flat, horses drawn low are do have a slight advantage.
HURDLES ~Races over hurdles are held on the flat course with 6 hurdles jumped to a circuit.
FENCES ~The steeplechase course has 7 fences to a circuit, and is placed on the outside of the course. Rather uniquely, the last two fences at Galway are very close together, and it is imperative that these are met on the right stride.
Hopefully we are able to
find a few winners at the meeting
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here to enter"
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This
page was updated on Sunday July 28, 2002
at 08:49:35 PM
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Recent Feature Meeting
THE FEATURE MEETING
POSTING TIMES FOR SELECTIONS
Selections for Monday - Friday should be available after
9:30pm the previous evening, however on Saturday and Sunday due to other commitments won't be posted until after
8:30am those respective mornings unless otherwise stated. Hopefully this helps
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Saturday, May 18th 2002
2:15 TFM Cyntergy H' cap (For The London Gold Cup) £20000 added, 3yo only, 1m 3f 5yds, penalty £12934, 13 runners.
Shagraan (4th to Malacary at Newmarket on his latest start), Favourable Man (winner over 1m 4f at Catterick 24 days ago), Epicentre (the winner of a Bath maiden on his seasonal reappearance), Starzaan (a winner over 10f at Windsor 26 days ago),
Tertullian and Dune are my fancies for this 11 furlong event. Shagraan' s form was confirmed by the winner earlier in the week and he is just preferred to top-weight Fashionable Man.
Shagraan
won at 5/1
2:45 Grundon Stakes (Registered As The Aston Park Stakes) (Listed Race) £25000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 5f 61yds, penalty £15196, 6 runners.
A trappy little affair comes next. At their best, you could make a case for each of the 6 starters.
Dawari (last seen behind Mr Combustible at Chester 375 days ago) and Art Gale (who disappointed over hurdles this winter) both appear as though this effort will bring them on, however, I won't be surprised if this develops into a match between High-Pitched and First Ballot....for all of First Ballot's battling qualities (he really did impress under top-weight at the guineas meeting), I think that High Pitched who developed into a decent handicapper last year will have come on enough for his first effort behind Marian Bard at Newmarket to be able to concede 6lbs all round here.
High Pitched
won at 4/1
3:20 LOCKINGE STAKES - {Group.1} £172000 added, 4yo plus, 1m, penalty £99760, 10 runners.
Assuming Summoner (or for that matter Atavus) sets out to make this a truly run affair, then this race should develop into a battle between Noverre (one of last season's better 3-year-old milers who was slightly unlucky to be pipped by Terre A Terre at Nad Al Sheba) , No Excuse Needed (another decent miler who needs to improve on his disappointing 15th behind Terre A Terre and Noverre at Nad Al Sheba), Olden Time (Not seen out since finishing behind Slickly at
Longchamp in September) and Keltos (who bounced back to somewhere like his best when winning at Saint Cloud last time out). There is no doubt that Noverre is a really useful individual, however, I believe Keltos is currently overpriced. The race should be run to suit this big nearly-white "grey" gelding and he appears to warrant (at the very least) each way consideration.
Keltos
won at 9/1
DISCLAIMER:
In no way does "Furlong To Go!! guarantee that selections
posted above will win the specified races advertised.
They are merely an indication based on current form. Whilst
the selections, and advice are the basis by which we will
personally place our own bets, like you, any selections
that are backed, are done so at your own risk.
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