Galway Races - Tips

Galway Races - Tips

"Any tips for Galway Races?"

Ask Damien McElroy, racing tipster of the Irish Independent. Ask racehorse trainer Christy Roche. Ask RTE's Tracy Piggott.

Make sure to ask everyone you meet: friends, colleagues and total strangers. Don't forget Gráinne Seoige, Pat Kenny and Anthony Ryan's Best Dressed Lady. It's all part of the 'Tips for Galway Races' tradition.

In the long run, however, the best way to profit from their well-intentioned Galway tips is to file them all under 'Amnesia'.

The boys in The Mullioned Snug offered the following as a FEW of the reasons why tipped horses lose at Galway (and at other racetracks throughout the world).

Horse - too slow; badly drawn; too much weight; dwelt at the start; didn't stay; unsuited by trip; didn't come up the hill; didn't go down the hill; unsuited by right-handed course; slipped up on landing; bad luck in running; scoped badly after the race; burst a blood vessel; saddle slipped; lost his place; stone bruise; didn't get a clear run; needed the run; ran out ......

Jockey - lost his whip; not suited to horse; tactical error; came too early; came too late; not forceful enough in finish; fell off; out too late the night before ....

Trainer - stable out of form; not good at placing his horses; readying horse for a future race .....

At this point, the barman in The Mullioned Snug called 'last orders'.

With so many excuses for losing horses, it's hard to see how any sane racegoer would seriously expect to make money from tips for Galway Races?