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Current Option winning last year's Ahonoora Handicap
© Photo Healy Racing
It's the final day of the Galway races and the ground remains good for the concluding eight race Flat card with the weather set to stay dry.
Racing gets under way at Ballybrit at 1.40pm and the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ahonoora' Handicap over seven furlongs is the feature event at 3.15pm.
Topweight Current Option bids to repeat last year's success in the big race and will come from the inside stall under 7lb claimer Cian MacRedmond.
Trainer Ado McGuinness has three other runners in the line-up including Tuesday's Colm Quinn BMW Mile winner Sirjack Thomas who's 3lb 'well-in' under his mandatory 7lb penalty for that emphatic victory on soft ground.
Roscommon race over jumps on Tuesday and the going is currently good on the hurdles course and good, good to firm in places on the chase course.
Selective watering will take place this morning and the situation will be monitored thereafter. Today is set to stay dry with the possibility of 5-10mm (approx) of rain from tomorrow prior to racing.