Galway Races: President advises punters to go the distance

A pretty good few weeks for the county after its hurling exploits has continued as the Waterford-trained Shanahan’s Turn was the big winner landing the Galway Plate at 16/1 in the Galway races.

In fact, it was a good result for Munster with Cork getting in on the action, as the horse was ridden by 19-year-old Corkman Jonathan Burke, who only turned professional last year. His father Liam Burke is also a prominent point-to-point trainer in the the Rebel County.

Monday and Tuesday is the fun stuff but Wednesday in Ballybrit is when the big boys come out to race. Punters and bookies had their serious faces on as they prepared to go to battle. Either that or they were all hungover. Given the numbers on Shop St on Tuesday night, the latter is also a distinct possibility.