Small stables lead to big dreams at the Galway Races

Today’s Plate and tomorrow’s Galway Hurdle provide a golden opportunity for some of the less publicly exalted yards to have their day in the sun, writes Colm Greaves.

There is growing consensus among lovers of hurling, outside of Kilkenny at least, that this season’s championship will be memorable — the reason being the uncertainty of the outcome.

The talents of the four remaining panels are not at the level of the Brian Cody teams that steamrolled their way to 11 titles since the millennium but the fact we are in already in August and the bookies still price the favourites at 2/1 is an indication that anything could happen from here.