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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Teed Up supported to score again at Ballybrit

Fri 4th Aug 2023, 12:14

Teed Up (right) and Ray Barron winning at Galway on MondayTeed Up (right) and Ray Barron winning at Galway on Monday
© Photo Healy Racing

Teed Up is fancied to land a second feature race at Galway this week with the Emmet Mullins-trained gelding proving a strong order for the €110,000 Guinness Handicap at 6.35pm.

The son of Gleneagles is a real Galway specialist and landed his fourth course victory in the Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap here on Monday evening.

Punters fancy the six-year-old to again show his liking for Ballybrit and, despite a 7lb penalty for that latest success, is as short as 9/4 (from 5/1) favourite.

Willie Mullins and Paul Townend teamed up to land the Guinness Galway Hurdle yesterday with Zarak The Brave, and they have the market leader in the €80,000 Guiness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase with Good Bye Sam

The seven-year-old gelding has been backed from 11/2 into a general 3/1 favourite, while Ben Pauling’s raider Your Darling is also proving popular (7/1-4/1).

Mullins has chances elsewhere on the card with Ivana (15/8) in the 7.10 and Mt Leinster appears the stable preferred from three runners in the 8.10.

The opening Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle is also worth €80,000 and Buddy One is proving strong in the market - 11/2 into 4/1 with BetVictor.

The six-year-old gelding is trained locally by Paul Gilligan, whose teenage son Danny partnered Ash Tree Meadow to a memorable win in the Tote Galway Plate on Wednesday.

One of the best backed horses this morning is Fratas in the Arthur Guinness Handicap (7.40). The Mick Mulvany-trained filly was third over 1m4f here earlier this week and has been supported from 16/1 into as low as 6/1 over this extended mile.

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.