PAUL Nicholls is keeping his fingers crossed conditions do not become too testing as he bids for back-to-back successes in the William Hill Galway Plate with Roby De Cimbre today.

Paul Nicholls is keeping his fingers crossed conditions do not become too testing as he bids for back-to-back successes in the William Hill Galway Plate with Roby De Cimbre tomorrow.

A maximum field of 22 will go to post for tomorrow's William Hill Galway Plate - the richest race of the Ballybrit Festival week.

The 2009 Galway Races are due to get underway later today at Ballybrit.

The Willie Mullins-trained Deutschland has been handed top weight in the William Hill Galway Plate on July 29.

Jump racing’s dream team combined to good effect once again as well-backed favourite Oslot landed the William Hill Galway Plate.

Legendary gambler and owner JP McManus has three chances of striking gold in the William Hill Galway Plate tomorrow.

Leading owner Andy Stewart believes Oslot deserves his place at the head of the market for next week's William Hill Galway Plate.

ANSAR is on course to bid for a third William Hill Galway Plate success on Wednesday after being left among 33 possibles for the Festival feature.

DUAL 2000 Guineas hero Henrythenavigator could clash with his older rivals for the first time in Tuesday’s BGC Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Willie Mullins will saddle Emma Jane and Irish Invader in the William Hill Galway Plate next Wednesday.

PIANO Star gave veteran trainer Michael Cunningham a timely pre-Galway boost when landing the 50,000 Ladbrokes Midlands National at Kilbeggan last night.

Green Mile, 7-1 favourite for the William Hill Galway Plate with totesport, is on target for the race after a facile victory over hurdles on Wednesday.

HOO La Baloo will try to make amends for being brought down in last year’s William Hill Galway Plate when he lines-up for the 240,000 handicap chase on July 30.

Hoo La Baloo will try to make amends for being brought down in last year’s William Hill Galway Plate when he lines up for the €240,000 handicap chase on July 30.

THE west Cork lads, ably assisted by talented trainer Liam Burke and up-and-coming pilot Kevin Colman, took Ballybrit by storm yesterday when Sir Frederick powered to a magnificent success in the William Hill Galway Plate.

Sir Frederick provided trainer Liam Burke and conditional jockey Kevin Coleman with the biggest wins of their respective careers by landing the William Hill Galway Plate.

CONNA CASTLE, despite the fact Davy Russell will have to put up a couple of pounds overweight, is the choice to land the William Hill Galway Plate at Ballybrit this afternoon.

Jimmy Mangan is unfazed by the prospect of testing conditions when Conna Castle lines up in the William Hill Galway Plate.

ANSAR is in “terrific form” as he prepares to bid for a third victory in the William Hill Galway Plate, for which he has been allotted joint top-weight.

Ansar is in “terrific form” as he prepares to bid for a third victory in the William Hill Galway Plate, for which he has been allotted joint top-weight.

Tony McCoy is expected back home in England on Saturday following surgery on his broken right wrist.

Tony McCoy was reported to be “stable” by a hospital spokeswoman following an operation on his broken right wrist.

Kieren Fallon got off the mark at this year’s Galway Festival aboard Flying Knight in the williamhillradio.com Handicap.

Roger Loughran deputised for the injured Tony McCoy to win the William Hill Galway Plate on Far From Trouble.

FAR FROM TROUBLE might provide the answer to a typically competitive looking William Hill Galway Plate at Ballybrit this afternoon.

Ansar goes for a hat-trick of victories in the William Hill Galway Plate tomorrow and an incredible eighth win in all at the famous festival.

Ireland's racing community begins its annual pilgrimage to Ballybrit today for the start of the Galway Races.

Ante-post favourite Ansar heads a field of 30 horses engaged in Wednesday’s €200,000 William Hill Galway Plate at the five-day confirmation stage.

DERMOT WELD’S Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.

Dermot Weld’s Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.