the Galway Festival is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 581 races at Galway in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 499 | 99 | 19.8% |
| Mrs John Harrington | 252 | 32 | 12.7% |
| Joseph Patrick OBrien | 297 | 30 | 10.1% |
| D K Weld | 213 | 28 | 13.1% |
| A P OBrien | 124 | 24 | 19.4% |
| Gordon Elliott | 329 | 24 | 7.3% |
| A J Martin | 165 | 17 | 10.3% |
| Emmet Mullins | 103 | 17 | 16.5% |
| Denis Gerard Hogan | 244 | 15 | 6.1% |
| Henry De Bromhead | 170 | 15 | 8.8% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P W Mullins | 73 | 27 | 37.0% |
| Shane Foley | 199 | 27 | 13.6% |
| Paul Townend | 150 | 25 | 16.7% |
| Colin Keane | 200 | 23 | 11.5% |
| Declan McDonogh | 164 | 21 | 12.8% |
| W J Lee | 167 | 17 | 10.2% |
| R Walsh | 55 | 16 | 29.1% |
| Gary Carroll | 154 | 15 | 9.7% |
| Donnacha OBrien | 67 | 15 | 22.4% |
| Wayne Lordan | 134 | 14 | 10.4% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 22.6% |
| 2024 | 53 | 24.5% |
| 2023 | 53 | 43.4% |
| 2022 | 53 | 15.1% |
| 2021 | 55 | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 54 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 52 | 36.5% |
| 2018 | 52 | 32.7% |
| 2017 | 52 | 23.1% |
| 2016 | 52 | 42.3% |
| 2015 | 52 | 28.8% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 581 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Brave Crogha (FR) (50/1, 2024), Talk The Lingo (IRE) (50/1, 2016), Scamall Dubh (IRE) (50/1, 2016), Minella Mate (IRE) (50/1, 2023), Sirjack Thomas (IRE) (50/1, 2021), Bessie Abott (IRE) (50/1, 2024). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 the Galway Festival arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Galway in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (581 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.