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Galway Festival Tips

Ireland’s most popular racing festival is a unique meeting that in the past has not always attracted the very best horses but always attracts the very best of atmospheres. These days however with outstanding media coverage the festival is really being placed on the race map and is offering ever increasing prize money. So much so that in 2008 saw more horse than ever travelling over, successfully from the UK. Indeed Paul Nicholls, the top trainer from the UK sent over Oslot last year to win the Galway Plate and has set a trend for the future. Any Paul Nicholls horse racing tips are therefore is worth considering at the Festival, particularly if he is aiming at one of the feature races.

The top trainer and a man always to follow at the Festival is of course, Dermot Weld. He has saddled over 200 winners at the festival and always has a crop of horses that he trains specifically for the meeting.

Other trainers with outstanding records are Tony Martin, Mick Halford, John Oxx and Noel Meade. All these trainers will have horses that are certain to run well and ought to be followed avidly. Top jumps jockey last year was Ruby Walsh, who had the luxury of riding the horses from Nicholls plus a good crop of the best from others. He is a good bet to be top jumps jockey again in 2009. Pat Smullen always performs well at the meeting and won top flat jockey last year. However it should be remembered that the Galway Festival clashes with Glorious Goodwood meaning that some of the top flat jockeys are absent from Galway.

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Glorious Goodwood Races Tips

As one of the feature race meetings of the UK season, Glorious Goodwood has very similar tipping criteria to that of Royal Ascot, as many of the runners perform at both meetings.

It is a good meeting however for favourite backers, where there is approximately a 30% strike rate. In fact for Stakes races for four year olds and above there is something like a 40% strike rate. Unfortunately many of the favourites are very short priced so profit margins are not anywhere near as good as Royal Ascot. In fact for best profits at Glorious Goodwood, punters should look at the 3yo Handicaps; these show a distinct profit.

Trainers who have most winners are Richard Hannon, John Gosden, Mick Channon, Mark Johnston and Saeed Bin Suroor and more recently Aiden O’Brien. All six of these trainers have excellent strike rates at the meeting. Bin Suroor of Godolphin has a particularly high strike rate of 27%. Best trainer for profit with online bookmakers however is Brian Smart who horses have shown a profit of well over 100%.

Top jockey, unsurprisingly is Frankie Dettori but despite having most winners and best strike rate, he is not necessarily profitable. William Buick in fact the claimer has best profit mark but he will be losing his claim any time soon.