Person: Alelchi Inois

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Shaneshill capable of stepping up to the Plate

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

Bad luck the only danger to Douvan in Champion

Faugheen in good form for long-awaited comeback

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Inois takes advantage of Outlander blunder

Ryan Moore and Ruby Walsh show what makes them great

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All things come to him who waits and yesterday Ruby Walsh waited...and waited...

Gordon Elliott lords it over Willie Mullins in Glaway Plate thriller

After Water Sprite ended his five-year drought at the Galway Festival by taking the final race on Tuesday night, trainer Gordon Elliott found the perfect way to follow up: by saddling the well-backed Lord Scoundrel to land a thrilling thetote.com Galway Plate.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2016

Clondaw Warrior should be in shake-up for Galway Hurdle

The first six home in yesterday’s Galway Plate were trained by Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins, and you have to think it’s going to be some winter.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2016

Too many options can provide a problem for jockeys

The recent tradition of the Galway Plate catapulting relatively unheralded young jockeys to public prominence continued yesterday as 20-year-old Donagh Meyler steered the Gigginstown House Stud-owned Lord Scoundrel to victory in the Ballybrit showpiece.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2016

As JT McNamara used to say, chalk it down to Road To Riches

It’s Galway Plate day and to me the feature starts at the top: if Noel Meade has Road To Riches in the same form as he had in Cheltenham or Punchestown then he will win.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Pyrrhic win for Martin as Pyromaniac ban stands

Pyromaniac will miss the Galway Festival despite trainer Tony Martin being successful in an appeal against a punishment handed out at Killarney earlier this month.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

Road To Riches set for historic Galway Plate bid

Road To Riches is on course to be the highest-rated horse to ever run in theTote.com Galway Plate on Wednesday week.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2016

The King Of Brega rules for Dylan Robinson in Galway Plate Trial

Twenty-one-year-old jockey Dylan Robinson, who served his time with Jim Bolger, earned his first success over fences when guiding The King Of Brega to an impressive success in the Galway Plate Trial yesterday afternoon at Limerick.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Tony Martin's Wrong Turn looks the right choice

Work continues apace at Willie’s yard as the load on the winter horses increases but, as anticipated, it’s still relatively quiet with regard to entries.

Sat, 31 Oct, 2015

Old reliables do bit to keep punters competitive with bookies

Old reliables Willie Mullins and Dermot Weld provided punters with the only winning favourites on day three of the Galway Festival and the afternoon had begun just the way the two previous evenings had — Mullins getting off the mark with a winning hurdler.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

Alelchi Inois can step up to the Plate

Full horse boxes have been arriving back at Willie Mullins’ yards in recent days and weeks, and so we’re getting ready for a very busy but equally exciting spell.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2015

Clown swoops late on to sink Unsinkable

I’ll Be Your Clown swooped late under a determined Chris Hayes to deny favourite Unsinkable in the €100,000 Irish Stallion Farms Nasrullah Handicap in Navan last night.

Sat, 11 Jul, 2015

Djakadam’s lack of experience not overly concerning

I flew from Shannon to Heathtrow on Thursday night, after riding two winners at Thurles, and was looking forward to a couple of days at Newbury.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2014

Cossack to try a drop of Whiskey

Don Cossack gave Gordon Elliott and the Gigginstown House Stud a fourth successive victory in the Star Best For Racing Coverage Chase in Punchestown yesterday.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2014

Side with Sousa

Afonso De Sousa can overcome an absence of 187 days and land the Stadium-Light Up Your Night Race at Dundalk this evening.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2014

In-form Burke set to work his magic on Bally Longford

Jonathan Burke is fancied to continue his rise up the ladder by guiding Bally Longford to success in the John F McGuire Novice Chase at Listowel this afternoon.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2014

Four up for Alelchi Inois

Odds-on favourites Alelchi Inois and Most Peculiar provided champion trainer Willie Mullins and Paul Townend with a double in Galway last night.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2014

Murtagh off the mark with Dalkova

Johnny Murtagh trained his first winner at the Galway Festival when Dalkova turned over hot pot, Dermot Weld’s Trusted, in the Listed Arthur Guinness EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes yesterday.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2014

No doubting Thomas at Galway

JP McManus claimed another significant landmark in an esteemed racing career when Thomas Edison gave the powerful owner a first victory in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2014

Pearl can sparkle in Hurdle

The Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit this afternoon is a total puzzle and only a supreme optimist would be in any way confident of finding the winner.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2014

Battling Salvador lands spoils

Aidan O’Brien’s El Salvador found plenty in the closing stages to justify favouritism in the SeanieMac.com Race at Killarney last night.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2014

Leave it to the Lad

Beachdale Lad gets the nap to land a cracking Tyrrellspass Novice Chase at Kilbeggan tonight.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013