Galway Racecourse: Ballybrit Hill and Stats

33.3%

Favourites won 33.3% of 1,042 races at Galway from 2016 to 2026 (Flat 34.6%, jumps 32.2%).Sample: 1,042 races · Window: 2016 to 6 October 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Favourite win % by season at Galway

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Favourite win % by Season

Galway at a glance by season


Flat	2026	37	495	13.40	29.7%
Flat	2025	45	614	13.60	26.7%
Flat	2024	45	622	13.80	26.7%
Flat	2023	45	540	12.00	44.4%
Flat	2022	45	645	14.30	26.7%
Flat	2021	47	630	13.40	34.0%
Flat	2020	45	560	12.40	42.2%
Flat	2019	43	560	13.00	32.6%
Flat	2018	43	598	13.90	41.9%
Flat	2017	35	452	12.90	28.6%
Flat	2016	35	412	11.80	48.6%
Jumps	2026/27	40	581	14.50	25.0%
Jumps	2025/26	54	678	12.60	35.2%
Jumps	2024/25	54	692	12.80	35.2%
Jumps	2023/24	54	644	11.90	33.3%
Jumps	2022/23	55	709	12.90	27.3%
Jumps	2021/22	54	723	13.40	24.1%
Jumps	2020/21	55	648	11.80	32.7%
Jumps	2019/20	53	666	12.60	41.5%
Jumps	2018/19	54	717	13.30	31.5%
Jumps	2017/18	52	625	12.00	30.8%
Jumps	2016/17	52	677	13.00	36.5%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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Top trainers at Galway by wins (five seasons and current)

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Wins

How favourites fare at Galway


Flat turf	34.6%	465	161	58.7%	Flat
Flat non-handicaps	46.1%	193	89	71.6%	Flat
Flat handicaps	26.5%	272	72	50.0%	Flat
Flat all races	34.6%	465	161	58.7%	Flat
Chase	32.8%	177	58	58.1%	Jumps
Hurdle	31.5%	314	99	60.5%	Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps	37.2%	333	124	68.7%	Jumps
Jumps handicaps	25.4%	244	62	51.2%	Jumps
Jumps all races	32.2%	577	186	61.2%	Jumps

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Galway (five seasons and current)


1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	28	12.4%	226	36.7%	Flat
2	Aidan O'Brien	20	19.6%	102	47.1%	Flat
3	D K Weld	17	18.9%	90	44.4%	Flat
4	Mrs John Harrington	17	11.4%	149	26.8%	Flat
5	Joseph G Murphy	10	23.3%	43	32.6%	Flat
6	Emmet Mullins	9	17.3%	52	40.4%	Flat
7	Michael Mulvany	7	8.0%	87	18.4%	Flat
8	Adrian McGuinness	6	5.0%	120	20.0%	Flat
9	Mark Fahey	5	12.8%	39	28.2%	Flat
10	Noel Meade	5	8.1%	62	19.4%	Flat
11	Willie Mullins	5	6.8%	74	23.0%	Flat
12	Ciaran Murphy	5	6.4%	78	23.1%	Flat
13	Andrew Slattery	5	5.7%	88	22.7%	Flat
14	Thomas Mullins	4	12.9%	31	19.4%	Flat
15	Matthew J Smith	4	7.5%	53	17.0%	Flat
16	Johnny Murtagh	4	6.2%	65	21.5%	Flat
17	Thomas Gibney	3	9.7%	31	19.4%	Flat
18	Peter Fahey	3	9.1%	33	27.3%	Flat
19	J S Bolger	3	5.2%	58	13.8%	Flat
20	Gavin Cromwell	3	3.8%	79	17.7%	Flat
21	Denis Gerard Hogan	3	3.2%	93	9.7%	Flat
22	Gerard O'Leary	2	6.7%	30	23.3%	Flat
23	John Joseph Murphy	2	6.5%	31	19.4%	Flat
24	Ross O'Sullivan	2	5.9%	34	23.5%	Flat
25	Luke Comer	2	4.7%	43	7.0%	Flat
1	Willie Mullins	51	17.4%	293	37.9%	Jumps
2	Gordon Elliott	33	12.4%	266	33.5%	Jumps
3	Gavin Cromwell	16	9.8%	164	25.6%	Jumps
4	Noel Meade	13	19.1%	68	42.6%	Jumps
5	Declan Queally	11	18.0%	61	32.8%	Jumps
6	Henry de Bromhead	11	9.8%	112	27.7%	Jumps
7	Paul John Gilligan	8	8.2%	98	16.3%	Jumps
8	Peter Fahey	7	8.8%	80	23.8%	Jumps
9	J P Dempsey	6	15.8%	38	26.3%	Jumps
10	Ross O'Sullivan	6	14.6%	41	36.6%	Jumps
11	Denis Gerard Hogan	6	8.7%	69	26.1%	Jumps
12	Emmet Mullins	6	8.1%	74	43.2%	Jumps
13	John Joseph Hanlon	6	7.6%	79	19.0%	Jumps
14	Cian Collins	5	13.9%	36	19.4%	Jumps
15	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	6.4%	78	29.5%	Jumps
16	A. J. Martin	4	12.5%	32	31.3%	Jumps
17	Barry Connell	4	11.4%	35	22.9%	Jumps
18	E McNamara	4	10.0%	40	25.0%	Jumps
19	C Byrnes	4	8.9%	45	13.3%	Jumps
20	P J Rothwell	4	7.1%	56	16.1%	Jumps
21	John C McConnell	4	6.7%	60	23.3%	Jumps
22	Patrick G Kelly	3	9.7%	31	19.4%	Jumps
23	Paul Nolan	3	7.9%	38	21.1%	Jumps
24	Thomas Gibney	3	7.1%	42	26.2%	Jumps
25	Norman Lee	3	6.0%	50	10.0%	Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Galway (five seasons and current)


1	Dylan Browne McMonagle	20	15.0%	133	40.6%	Flat
2	Shane Foley	20	13.5%	148	31.1%	Flat
3	Colin Keane	20	13.2%	151	32.5%	Flat
4	Chris Hayes	18	11.3%	160	30.0%	Flat
5	Billy Lee	16	12.7%	126	42.1%	Flat
6	Gary Carroll	15	11.3%	133	21.1%	Flat
7	Declan McDonogh	13	10.8%	120	25.8%	Flat
8	Seamie Heffernan	13	9.8%	133	22.6%	Flat
9	Ronan Whelan	12	11.4%	105	28.6%	Flat
10	Wayne Lordan	11	15.5%	71	32.4%	Flat
11	Ben Coen	7	5.6%	126	13.5%	Flat
12	Gavin Ryan	5	6.3%	79	20.3%	Flat
13	Wesley Joyce	5	6.2%	81	18.5%	Flat
14	J M Sheridan	5	5.7%	88	14.8%	Flat
15	Rory Cleary	5	5.4%	93	12.9%	Flat
16	Nathan Crosse	4	5.2%	77	11.7%	Flat
17	Leigh Roche	4	5.2%	77	18.2%	Flat
18	Luke McAteer	4	5.1%	78	14.1%	Flat
19	Kevin Manning	3	8.6%	35	20.0%	Flat
20	Wayne Hassett	3	7.7%	39	28.2%	Flat
21	Robert Whearty	3	5.4%	56	14.3%	Flat
22	Adam Caffrey	3	4.3%	70	22.9%	Flat
23	Robbie Colgan	3	4.1%	73	8.2%	Flat
24	Jake Coen	2	6.7%	30	23.3%	Flat
25	Nicola Burns	2	6.7%	30	13.3%	Flat
1	Jack Kennedy	22	17.9%	123	43.1%	Jumps
2	Paul Townend	19	18.4%	103	46.6%	Jumps
3	Mr P W Mullins	13	27.7%	47	57.4%	Jumps
4	Sean Flanagan	12	12.1%	99	34.3%	Jumps
5	Darragh O'Keeffe	12	8.3%	145	25.5%	Jumps
6	Sam Ewing	11	13.3%	83	26.5%	Jumps
7	Mark Walsh	11	12.9%	85	30.6%	Jumps
8	Keith Donoghue	10	12.0%	83	22.9%	Jumps
9	Brian Hayes	7	9.0%	78	24.4%	Jumps
10	Danny Mullins	7	7.1%	98	22.4%	Jumps
11	Jack G Gilligan	6	12.2%	49	22.4%	Jumps
12	Shane Fitzgerald	6	10.2%	59	25.4%	Jumps
13	Danny Gilligan	6	9.4%	64	25.0%	Jumps
14	Donagh Meyler	6	7.5%	80	31.3%	Jumps
15	J J Slevin	6	6.7%	90	21.1%	Jumps
16	Sean O'Keeffe	6	6.5%	93	20.4%	Jumps
17	Jordan Gainford	5	9.4%	53	24.5%	Jumps
18	Daniel King	5	7.9%	63	28.6%	Jumps
19	Kevin Sexton	4	9.3%	43	25.6%	Jumps
20	Mr Derek O'Connor	3	9.7%	31	32.3%	Jumps
21	Rachael Blackmore	3	7.5%	40	20.0%	Jumps
22	L P Dempsey	3	7.3%	41	14.6%	Jumps
23	Ricky Doyle	3	6.5%	46	10.9%	Jumps
24	Denis O'Regan	3	6.4%	47	17.0%	Jumps
25	Michael O'Sullivan	3	5.3%	57	24.6%	Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Galway course specialists still in training


Teed Up (IRE)	6	15	40.0%	30 Jul 25	Emmet Mullins	16 Sep 26	Flat
Pakens Rock (IRE)	4	8	50.0%	24 Oct 20	Donncha Duggan	24 Sep 26	Jumps
Dunum (IRE)	4	8	50.0%	2 Aug 26	Miss Natalia Lupini	2 Aug 26	Flat
Son Of Hypnos (IRE)	3	16	18.8%	29 Jul 24	Ryan Chapman	13 Oct 26	Flat
Sylkie (GB)	3	6	50.0%	28 Oct 24	Daniel John Howard	11 Oct 26	Flat
Inthenickoftime (IRE)	3	3	100.0%	6 Oct 26	E Bolger	6 Oct 26	Jumps
Clear Quartz (IRE)	3	13	23.1%	10 Sep 24	Mark Fahey	8 Sep 26	Flat
Affordale Fury (IRE)	3	3	100.0%	29 Oct 23	Noel Meade	2 Feb 26	Jumps
Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE)	3	6	50.0%	5 Oct 21	Ben Haslam	3 Dec 25	Jumps
Grann's Boy (IRE)	2	7	28.6%	1 Aug 26	H Rogers	15 Oct 26	Jumps
Buddy One (IRE)	2	8	25.0%	8 Oct 24	Paul John Gilligan	13 Oct 26	Jumps
Grace Faraday (IRE)	2	5	40.0%	7 Sep 26	Anthony McCann	6 Oct 26	Jumps
Pivotal Attack (GB)	2	2	100.0%	30 Jul 26	Joseph G Murphy	4 Oct 26	Flat
Frankie John (IRE)	2	3	66.7%	28 Jul 26	Denis Gerard Hogan	3 Oct 26	Jumps
Shanroe (GB)	2	2	100.0%	4 Aug 23	Karl Thornton	1 Oct 26	Flat
Excuzio Joe (IRE)	2	8	25.0%	30 Jul 22	Matthew J Smith	1 Oct 26	Flat
Out On Friday (IRE)	2	14	14.3%	8 Sep 20	Philip M Byrne	27 Sep 26	Flat
El Champo (IRE)	2	3	66.7%	29 Oct 23	P J Rothwell	26 Sep 26	Jumps
Dragon Of Malta (IRE)	2	11	18.2%	5 Aug 23	P F O'Donnell	22 Sep 26	Flat
San Aer (IRE)	2	15	13.3%	30 Oct 23	Ross O'Sullivan	8 Sep 26	Flat
Nans View (IRE)	2	4	50.0%	1 Aug 25	Jarlath P Fahey	8 Sep 26	Flat
My Great Mate (IRE)	2	6	33.3%	27 Oct 24	Willie Mullins	4 Sep 26	Jumps
Timurshah (IRE)	2	2	100.0%	2 Aug 26	Aidan Melia	2 Sep 26	Jumps
Taipan (FR)	2	4	50.0%	1 Aug 25	Mrs John Harrington	31 Jul 26	Flat
Big Island (IRE)	2	4	50.0%	5 Sep 22	W J Lanigan	24 Jul 26	Flat
Church Mountain (IRE)	2	3	66.7%	7 Sep 21	Denis Gerard Hogan	26 May 26	Flat
Search For Glory (IRE)	2	2	100.0%	27 Oct 24	Gordon Elliott	6 Apr 26	Jumps
The Wallpark (IRE)	2	2	100.0%	9 Sep 24	Gordon Elliott	2 Mar 26	Jumps
Sportinthepark (IRE)	2	3	66.7%	25 Oct 25	Noel Meade	21 Feb 26	Jumps
Meehall (IRE)	2	3	66.7%	26 Oct 24	E McNamara	28 Dec 25	Jumps

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Galway


Flat	Good	70	15.1%	13.40	31.4%
Flat	Good to soft or yielding	135	29.0%	13.80	33.3%
Flat	Soft	189	40.6%	12.70	36.0%
Flat	Heavy	71	15.3%	13.10	36.6%
Jumps	Good	213	36.9%	14.30	30.0%
Jumps	Good to soft or yielding	128	22.2%	13.10	35.9%
Jumps	Soft	220	38.1%	11.20	31.4%
Jumps	Heavy	16	2.8%	10.30	43.8%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Galway


Flat	Flat turf	7f	164	12.20	35.4%	8 Sep 26
Flat	Flat turf	1m½f	135	12.80	36.3%	8 Sep 26
Flat	Flat turf	1m4f	106	14.40	34.0%	8 Sep 26
Flat	Flat turf	1m6f	23	10.80	47.8%	31 Jul 26
Flat	Flat turf	1m4½f	15	13.30	26.7%	27 Jul 26
Flat	Flat turf	2m1f	11	19.90	18.2%	27 Jul 26
Flat	Flat turf	2m½f	11	17.80	9.1%	29 Jul 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m½f	126	14.10	36.5%	6 Oct 26
Jumps	Chase	2m6½f	92	12.40	31.5%	6 Oct 26
Jumps	Chase	2m2f	76	10.10	34.2%	6 Oct 26
Jumps	NH Flat (bumper)	2m½f	46	12.00	21.7%	6 Oct 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m	44	13.70	27.3%	30 Jul 26
Jumps	NH Flat (bumper)	2m	27	10.80	51.9%	2 Aug 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m5½f	23	10.20	17.4%	7 Sep 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m4½f	22	7.10	36.4%	30 Jul 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m6½f	18	16.60	16.7%	6 Oct 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m5f	17	16.10	29.4%	31 Jul 24
Jumps	Hurdle	2m3f	15	11.90	40.0%	8 Oct 24
Jumps	Hurdle	2m6f	14	15.90	50.0%	29 Jul 26
Jumps	Hurdle	3m	11	16.30	27.3%	25 Oct 25
Jumps	Hurdle	2m7f	7	18.90	14.3%	30 Jul 22
Jumps	Hurdle	3m½f	7	17.40	28.6%	2 Aug 26
Jumps	Hurdle	2m1f	6	18.50	33.3%	1 Aug 26

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Draw summary at Galway (Flat)


7f	112	9.8%	6.5%	7.2%	Turf
1m½f	88	8.8%	6.9%	5.9%	Turf
1m4f	76	5.8%	6.9%	7.3%	Turf

Flat races with 8 or more runners since 1 January 2019; stalls ranked within each race and split into thirds. Stall by stall figures on the draw bias page: /courses/galway/draw-bias

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Run style at Galway


Led	18.5%	243	45	Flat
Prominent	10.7%	1,613	172	Flat
Midfield	3.7%	1,014	38	Flat
Held up	4.3%	1,266	54	Flat
Led	23.2%	302	70	Jumps
Prominent	11.6%	1,987	231	Jumps
Midfield	2.8%	1,168	33	Jumps
Held up	3.3%	1,274	42	Jumps

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Galway course records


2m2f	4,014	Chase	4:19.40	Show And Go (IRE)	5 Aug 18	Good	Henry de Bromhead
2m2½f	4,070	Chase	4:38.00	Sit Down Lucy (IRE)	5 Sep 22	Yielding	Peter Fahey
2m6½f	4,951	Chase	5:22.00	Sub Lieutenant (IRE)	5 Aug 18	Good	Henry de Bromhead
2m7f	5,050	Chase	6:11.50	My Design (IRE)	3 Oct 23	Soft To Heavy	Declan Queally
7f	1,540	Flat	1:26.40	Current Option (IRE)	1 Aug 21	Good	Adrian McGuinness
1m½f	1,833	Flat	1:43.11	Lancaster House (IRE)	3 Aug 19	Good	Aidan O'Brien
1m4f	2,599	Flat	2:32.17	Crowns Major (JPN)	31 Jul 21	Good	Emmet Mullins
1m4½f	2,724	Flat	2:41.54	Halimi (IRE)	29 Jul 19	Good	J S Bolger
1m6f	3,046	Flat	3:01.10	Rovetta (FR)	5 Aug 18	Yielding	Mrs John Harrington
2m½f	3,630	Flat	3:42.46	Walking On Glass (IRE)	28 Jul 20	Yielding	Padraig Roche
2m1f	3,699	Flat	3:44.43	Great White Shark (FR)	29 Jul 19	Good	Willie Mullins
2m	3,531	Hurdle	3:36.20	Tudor City (IRE)	28 Jul 22	Good	A. J. Martin
2m½f	3,650	Hurdle	3:47.90	Linger (IRE)	29 Jul 19	Good	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2m2½f	4,101	Hurdle	4:40.70	For Pedro (IRE)	27 Oct 18	Yielding	Thomas Cooper
2m3f	4,172	Hurdle	4:38.30	Sancta Simona (FR)	9 Oct 18	Yielding	Willie Mullins
2m4½f	4,556	Hurdle	4:48.50	Salvador Ziggy (IRE)	28 Jul 22	Good	Gordon Elliott
2m5f	4,631	Hurdle	5:01.30	Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE)	31 Jul 19	Good	Gavin Cromwell
2m5½f	4,707	Hurdle	5:20.10	Tullyhogue Fort (IRE)	6 Sep 21	Good	John F O'Neill
2m6f	4,840	Hurdle	5:29.90	Bal Kauto (FR)	30 Jul 25	Good	Declan Queally
2m6½f	4,948	Hurdle	5:19.30	Grann's Boy (IRE)	1 Aug 26	Good To Yielding	H Rogers
2m7f	5,008	Hurdle	5:28.20	Jazzaway (IRE)	30 Jul 21	Good	Willie Mullins
3m	5,280	Hurdle	5:55.20	Macgiloney (IRE)	29 Jul 21	Good	Denis Gerard Hogan
3m½f	5,340	Hurdle	5:57.10	Lizzies Champ (IRE)	5 Aug 18	Good To Yielding	Patrick G Kelly
2m	3,520	NH Flat	3:33.50	Dorrells Pierji (FR)	5 Aug 18	Good	Willie Mullins
2m½f	3,590	NH Flat	3:55.70	Abacadabras (FR)	27 Oct 18	Yielding	Gordon Elliott
2m2f	3,960	NH Flat	4:12.30	I Will Be Baie (FR)	3 Aug 23	Good To Yielding	Willie Mullins
2m2½f	4,019	NH Flat	4:09.70	All Those Years (GB)	1 Aug 19	Good	C Byrnes

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Pattern and graded races run at Galway in the last 12 months


29 Jul 26	July	Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3)	Grade 3	Jumps	2m6½f	King Alexander (IRE)	Willie Mullins	Daniel King	20/1	22
30 Jul 26	July	Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)	Grade 3	Jumps	2m2f	Shadow Paddy (IRE)	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	G B Noonan	5/2F	7
30 Jul 26	July	Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3)	Grade 3	Jumps	2m	Putapoundinthejar (IRE)	A. J. Martin	Daniel King	10/1	20
28 Jul 26	July	COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed)	Listed	Jumps	2m½f	Lizzie Twigg (IRE)	Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy	5/2	8
30 Jul 26	July	Arthur Guinness Irish EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes (Listed)	Listed	Flat	7f	Pivotal Attack (GB)	Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll	3/1	9
1 Aug 26	August	BOYLE Sports Handicap Hurdle (Listed)	Listed	Jumps	2m6½f	Grann's Boy (IRE)	H Rogers	Sean Flanagan	18/1	20
8 Sep 26	September	Ardilaun Hotel Irish EBF Oyster Stakes (Listed)	Listed	Flat	1m4f	Beset (GB)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Declan McDonogh	2/1F	16

Group, Grade and Listed races in the 12 months to 6 October 2026, with the latest winner.

Latest Galway winners (6 October 2026)


Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle	Jumps	2m½f	Yielding	Direct Approach (IRE)	3/1	Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy	20
SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle	Jumps	2m½f	Yielding To Soft	Inthenickoftime (IRE)	1/1F	E Bolger	Peter Smithers	11
Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle	Jumps	2m6½f	Yielding To Soft	Fire Coral (GB)	5/1	S Curling	Phillip Enright	7
BOYLE Sports Shop At Galway Racecourse Beginners Steeplechase	Jumps	2m2f	Yielding To Soft	Road To Home (IRE)	9/2	Willie Mullins	Brian Hayes	8
Ryans Cleaning Handicap Steeplechase	Jumps	2m2f	Yielding To Soft	Springboard (IRE)	7/1	Michael J McDonagh	Cian Quirke	10
Mongey Communications Handicap Steeplechase	Jumps	2m6½f	Yielding To Soft	Ballagh Star (IRE)	7/2	Mrs Y Dunleavy	Daniel King	8
Race In Pink On October 25th Flat Race	Jumps	2m½f	Yielding To Soft	Tomahawk Juke (IRE)	11/1	Declan Queally	Mr D L Queally	8

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Galway meetings in the same weeks last year


25 Oct 25	Saturday	Jumps	7	Saturday 24 October
26 Oct 25	Sunday	Jumps	8	Sunday 25 October
27 Oct 25	Monday	Flat	8	Monday 26 October

Meetings held at the course in the 60 days from this date last year, a guide to the coming fixture list. Dates this year are set by the fixture list and can differ.

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What is the sharp Ballybrit right-hander like?

Galway is a sharp, right-handed, undulating circuit of about a mile and a quarter at Ballybrit.

How steep is the hill at Galway before the finish?

Galway's run to the line climbs steeply, which can catch tiring leaders.

Does the draw matter at Galway?

Stall by stall figures sit on the draw bias page.

Which trainers have the best strike rate at the Galway festival?

Willie Mullins leads the Galway jumps trainers since 2021/22 with 51 winners and Joseph Patrick O'Brien leads the Flat with 28. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Galway?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Galway meeting?

Galway last raced on 6 October 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Questions people ask

Is Galway right-handed?

Yes, Galway is a right-handed course at Ballybrit. The circuit is sharp and undulating, about a mile and a quarter round, with a steep climb to the finish.

What are the Galway Plate and the Galway Hurdle?

The Galway Plate is a handicap chase and the Galway Hurdle a handicap hurdle, both run during festival week. The races are the feature events of the meeting.

How often do favourites win at Galway?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Galway?

Willie Mullins has the most jumps winners at Galway since 2021/22 with 51. Joseph Patrick O'Brien leads the Flat trainers since 2021 with 28 course winners.

When did Galway last race?

Galway last raced on 6 October 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

Is there a draw bias at Galway?

The Galway draw summary compares low, middle and high stalls for Flat races of eight or more runners since 2019, by trip.

What kind of racing is there at Galway?

Galway is a racecourse in Ireland that stages Flat and jumps racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Galway?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Galway by winners is Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the Flat (28 winners from 226 runners) and Willie Mullins over jumps (51 winners from 293 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Galway?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Galway by winners is Dylan Browne McMonagle on the Flat (20 winners from 133 rides) and Jack Kennedy over jumps (22 winners from 123 rides).

How big are the fields at Galway?

Galway staged 1,042 races from 2016 to 6 October 2026, with an average field of 12.9 runners.

How many big races are run at Galway?

Galway staged 7 Group, Grade or Listed races in the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

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