Tony Keenan looks forward to the craziest weekend of the racing calendar

IRISH RACING
The 149th iteration of the Galway Races begins as tradition dictates on the last Monday in July and runs for seven days, a marathon of sorts for everyone involved. With a prize-fund of €Euro300,000, the Galway Hurdle is the richest hurdle race in Ireland and, while no entries are available at the time of writing, given the value of the race it seems sensible to start with the top 100 rated hurdlers. That list of horses – among other useful resources – is available on the excellent Horse Ra...