An evening to savour for Galway lover Robbie McNamara

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.

Just over two years ago, fate dealt him a cruel blow when a fall at Wexford left him wheelchair-bound.

But, the 28-year-old has refused to be beaten, and quickly and impressively switched his focus to training.