Saturday, July 31, 2010 Previous editions

ASTONISHING seems the most appropriate word to describe the success of the Galway Festival this week.
CONNECTIONS of Illustrious Blue will do a lot of soul-searching over the next few days about whether to enter the Goodwood Cup winner for the Melbourne Cup.
HENRY Cecil’s Midday looks a knocking bet to rack up successive wins in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes on the final day of Glorious Goodwood today.
I was absolutely thrilled with No One Tells Me’s run in the Galway Hurdle on Thursday. She really ran an absolute cracker to be fifth in what I think was a great race.
DERMOT WELD can start the final two days of the Galway Festival in style this afternoon by landing the opening Jockeys’ Association Maiden Hurdle with Gentleman Jeff.
CHARLIE SWAN, who won three Champion Hurdles on Istabraq for Aidan O’Brien, teamed up with the Ballydoyle trainer’s son, Joseph, to land the featured Guinness Handicap with Rajik at Galway last night.
AGE Of Aquarius will still be able to have a career as a stallion after breaking down in the Artemis Goodwood Cup.
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