Joe Murphy has had plenty of luck at Galway over the years – and this year, he’s confident he has a real chance to add to that tally. If the ground stays easy, this horse could be the stable’s star of the festival.
Murphy makes a bold claim about winning at Galway, putting it on a par with glory at the biggest flat racing meeting of them all. But behind the scenes, he knows racing’s highs come with tough lows, making every win that much sweeter.
Murphy Expects ‘Lucky’ Galway Trend To Continue This Year
We've been very lucky at Galway over the years. We've been fortunate there over the years and won a lot of races.
This year we have one or two who we expect to run well in Galway. The thing about Galway is the ground, you're always going to have an ease in the ground in Galway because you're catering for jumpers and flat horses on the same ground.
So, it's always going to be on the easy side of good. So, you can make your plan for Galway. I think we've had a winner nearly every year for the last ten.
A Galway Winner ‘Is Remembered Like A Winner At Ascot’
Well, we used to have Tralee and Listowel. And Tralee is gone now, unfortunately. And I don't think it would take much to get Tralee back, because the track is still there.
But to have a winner in Galway is remembered like a winner in Ascot. It’s also like winning a Munster final in hurling.
Galway is always remembered. You know, it's a bit like Ascot and Goodwood and those meetings in England that you have.
It's amazing that Goodwood and Galway are in the same week.
Galway Races Tips: This Horse Is Our Best Chance At The Galway Festival
It varies. You could plan on four or five, right? And by the time Galway comes, you could only end up with two, or you could end up with the five. It would be somewhere between two and five.
If the ground turns up on the easy side in Galway, we're looking forward to Grey Leader. He'd probably be our best chance in Galway.
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Racing’s Emotional Highs And Lows – ‘Today’s News Wraps Tomorrow’s Fish’
Listen, as I’ve always said, today's news wraps tomorrow's fish.
Racing is full of ups and downs, and you have more downs than ups; we all know that. But you appreciate the good days and do enjoy them. But then, around the corner, there's always something else. Racing teaches you about life in a sporting way. It teaches you all the mannerisms that go with it.
We got to Galway last year with a very good horse, Sionnach Eile, and he looked like he was going to win his race.
But he broke his leg. So, you come home and you're coming home with an empty box and that's a very, very lonely place because you build up such a relationship with all your horses, that they're like family.
Everyone feels for him, but you have to look at that stable in the morning and the day after. You pass by and he's not there.
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