The annual betting plunge on Dermot Weld trained horses at Galway has failed to materialise yet as Kevin Prendergast's Tashqeel is possibly this morning's best backed horse in the two year old maiden.

Weld's A Word Apart holds favouritism in the race but has been easy to back at 11/10 while Tashqeel has been backed from 4/1 into 5/2.

Weld's Fort Defiance (2/1 - 13/8) has attracted some solid support in the concluding bumper while Ballyhaunis Lucky At Last and P'tit Fute have each attracted support in the featured carlton.ie/galwaycity (q R ) Handicap. Acclaimed is the one for money (14/1 - 11/1) in the handicap hurdle while the weather remains overcast with the rain looking likely to stay away.

The ground is officially Good to Yielding, Yielding in places.