Only five went to post for the Colm Quinn BMW Listed Novice Hurdle which opened the card on day two of the Galway Festival, and yet only a quarter of a point separated the first three in the betting.

In 2018, Aidan O’Brien won the Colm Quinn BMW Irish EBF Fillies’ Maiden with subsequent dual 1000 Guineas winner Hermosa and it will be no surprise if Petite Mustique, who gave him back to back wins in the race with a facile success yesterday, emulates her illustrious stablemate.

Looking ahead to the thetote.com Galway Plate and the Guinness Galway Hurdle – the twin features of this week’s Galway festival – Ruby Walsh talks to racing correspondent Tommy Lyons.

The Galway Races celebrates 150 years as Ireland’s and one of Europe’s largest racing festivals next week, with bumper crowds expected for the celebrations.

Willie Mullins made it a fourth feature race success in five days at the 2018 Galway Festival and the theme of it not being the leading market fancy from the yard continued as Nessun Dorma caused an upset in the Guinness Handicap in the hands of Billy Lee.

What a difference a day makes.

Charlene Byers was the stylish woman who went home the winner of the g Hotel Best Dressed event on Ladies Day of the Galway Races today.

The Willie Mullins-trained Sharjah has carried top-weight to win today's feature at the Galway Races - the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Limini is back in action just four days after her comeback in the Guinness Handicap at Galway on Friday.

President Michael D Higgins made his annual trip to Ballybrit for the Galway Plate and he had more than one race on his mind.

Gordon Elliott's Clarcam has defied odds of 33-1 to run out a facile winner of thetote.com Galway Plate.

The Galway Plate looks a really good and competitive renewal, but I fancy my own horse, Saturnas. I thought he was a decent hurdler and off a mark of 142 and with just 10-8 on his back he’s got a great chance.

In Galway, no matter how many things change, everything remains the same.

Aubrey McMahon hit the headlines in 2017 when winning the Connacht Hotel Handicap, the feature on the opening day of the Galway festival, on his father’s Whiskey Sour, and there was a distinct sense of déjà vu yesterday evening as the young rider carried his father Luke’s colours to victory for the second consecutive year, this time aboard Uradel.

It was Walsh's first race since re-breaking his leg four months ago at Cheltenham.

Around €100m will be gambled this week as 140,000 punters head west for the week-long Galway Races, which runs from today until August 5.

Not since 1998 and 1999 has there been this much fanfare about Connacht championship games, writes John Divilly

Sheahan and some of his 54-strong entourage were interviewed on At The Races.

The air has been thick with accusations of misogyny and antisemitism over recent days. 

Latest: Aoife McCana, a Project Manager from Galway has kept it local by winning the "g Hotel Best Dressed Lady" title on Ladies Day at the Galway Races

Some hotels in Galway are reportedly charging more than €500 a night during the Races.

Almost 20,000 punters and one president packed out Ballybrit for the big race of the week — the Galway Plate.

Day three in Galway always brings out the hardcore punters with the feature race of the week The Galway Plate bringing a huge crowd to Ballybrit, Conall Ó Fátharta.

Robbie McNamara has enjoyed plenty of success at the Galway Festival, but yesterday was a red-letter day for the Newbridge, Co Kildare-based trainer as Cascavelle gave him a first winner on the Flat and first at this meeting in his guise as a trainer.

It’s only day two in Galway and already the temperatures and the celebrity count are rising as fast as wallets are emptying.

Galway Plate day is always a special occasion, and I’ve been fortunate enough to win the race on a couple of occasions.

Once you have the first 24 hours under your belt in Galway, the rest of the week should get easier - but it doesn't, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.

Galway is often the best place to be but for one week of the year it's the only place to be.

"Having been off for the last three months, it's great to get the all clear, especially with Galway just around the corner."

It’s only the second time in 31 years that Weld hasn’t won.

It’s a week that feels like a year but the ome stretch is in sight after we got over the hump of Ladies Day.

Martin produced a masterful training performance as Golden Spear came out best in a thrilling finish.

Offaly was the big winner in the Best Dressed Lady competition yesterday, with Lisa McGowan from Tullamore taking away the big prize.

His rides may be sparse at the moment, but amongst the carefully chosen mounts is ample opportunity for Ruby Walsh to shine in a manner which few, if any, could dream to achieve. 

Ladies’ Day arrived in all its colourful glory — along with some good weather at Ballybrit.

There aren’t many boxes that Ruby Walsh hasn’t ticked in his remarkable career. The Galway Hurdle was one. Or at least it was until yesterday when Walsh produced what Willie Mullins described as a “Houdini act” to finally land the richest jumps race in Ireland courtesy of Clondaw Warrior.

Swit Swoo!

The gods sent the sun yesterday — well, kind of — as the real racing business of the week arrived: the Galway Plate.

Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins dominated the finish, training the first six home.

On your marks…