Fans flock to Ballybrit as Day 1 of the Galway Races Summer Festival 2022 gets underway
THE punters are back in force at Ballybrit as this year’s Galway Races Summer Festival gets underway.
Thousands will descend upon the Galway track over the week – with SEVEN days of racing action in store for those who make the trek west.
A bumper week of thrills and spills is expected and all the action kicks off on Monday.
The first race of the day on Monday is at 5.10 pm and will be the Galmont and Galway Bay Novices’ Hurdle.
In total there will be seven races taking place on the opening day of the festival.
The action will conclude with the final race taking place at 8.20 pm in the Monami Construction Flat Race.
Eamonn Hames' tips for Day 1
5.10 HMS Seahorse
5,40 Tudor Manor (NAP)
6.10 Tiverton
6.40 Farout (nb)
7.15 Hector Berlioz
7.50 Your Eyes Only
8,20 Bukhill
Tom Pepper's Day 1 tips
5.10 Gaoth Chuil
5,40 Golf Marin
6.10 Cairo
6.40 Crowns Major
7.15 Dairerin
7.50 Common Practice
8,20 This Songisforyou
RTE will be showing live coverage of the opening day of the Galway Races with their build up starting at 5.00 pm on RTE 2.
They will be showing a selection of races live with the rest of the action exclusively live on Racing TV.
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