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2025 Galway Plate Preview
Run at the Galway Summer Festival in late July or early August, the Galway Plate is a handicap chase that is open to runners aged four or older and is run over two miles, six and a half furlongs in which the runners will have to face fourteen fences during the race.
Galway Plate Information:
We also have a dedicated Galway tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards.
How competitive is the Galway Plate market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 126%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 148%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Galway Plate, the over-round has been 139%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £139 which is bet.
Galway Plate Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Galway Plate next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +5.69. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Galway Plate see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2009 renewal when Ballyholland from C A McBratney under the guidance of Andrew J McNamara, won in a time of 5:42.90, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Road To Riches, trained by Noel Meade and ridden by Shane Shortall set the quickest time of 5:20.50 in the 2014 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Galway Plate over the last 20 renewals:
- Road To Riches (5:20.50) in 2014
- Finger Onthe Pulse (5:21.20) in 2010
- Far From Trouble (5:21.40) in 2006
Galway Plate Past Winners
Here are the Galway Plate past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Galway Plate are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 5:36.00 | Pinkerton (IRE) 8yo 10-4 20/1 | Donagh Meyler Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2023 5:37.80 | Ash Tree Meadow (FR) 7yo 9-11 13/2 | Danny Gilligan (7lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2022 5:34.10 | Hewick (IRE) 7yo 11-7 16/1 | Jordan Gainford John Joseph Hanlon (IRE) |
| 2021 5:25.00 | Royal Rendezvous (IRE) 9yo 11-5 5/1F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 5:37.50 | Early Doors (FR) 7yo 10-5 7/1 | Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 5:24.00 | Borice (FR) 8yo 10-2 9/1 | L P Dempsey Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2018 5:29.80 | Clarcam (FR) 8yo 10-13 33/1 | Mark Enright Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2017 5:23.00 | Balko Des Flos (FR) 6yo 10-10 6/1 | Davy Russell Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2016 5:24.40 | Lord Scoundrel (IRE) 7yo 10-2 10/1 | Donagh Meyler (5lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2015 5:22.30 | Shanahans Turn (IRE) 7yo 10-10 16/1 | Jonathan Burke Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Galway Plate have been based:
- IRE: 19 winners with an additional 58 placings from 398 runners
- GB: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 36 runners
Galway Plate Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Galway Plate over the last 20 renewals is Gordon Elliott who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Lord Scoundrel (2016), Clarcam (2018), Borice (2019) and Ash Tree Meadow (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Galway Plate are W P Mullins (2 wins), Henry De Bromhead (2 wins) and Noel Meade (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Galway Plate, Mrs John Harrington has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst E J O'Grady has sent out 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Galway Plate trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Elliott | 42-4-10 | +20.50 | +9.90 |
| W P Mullins | 63-2-17 | -51.00 | -23.35 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 36-2-4 | -12.00 | -14.75 |
| Noel Meade | 24-2-6 | +12.00 | +8.26 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 14-1-4 | -6.00 | -2.12 |
| D K Weld | 13-1-5 | -2.00 | +0.00 |
| Paul Nicholls | 9-1-2 | -5.25 | -4.28 |
| Thomas Mullins | 7-1-2 | +10.00 | +7.00 |
| John E Kiely | 5-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.50 |
| T J Taaffe | 3-1-1 | +20.00 | +11.75 |
Galway Plate Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Galway Plate over the last 20 renewals with Paul Townend, Mark Walsh and Donagh Meyler having all won the race two times. Paul Townend winners have been with Blazing Tempo (2011) and Royal Rendezvous (2021). Mark Walsh winners have been with Bob Lingo (2012) and Early Doors (2020). Donagh Meyler winners have been with Lord Scoundrel (2016) and Pinkerton (2024). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Galway Plate, Danny Mullins has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Galway Plate jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 17-2-8 | -5.00 | +1.45 |
| Mark Walsh | 13-2-5 | +12.00 | +9.95 |
| Donagh Meyler | 6-2-2 | +26.00 | +14.75 |
| Jonathan Burke | 6-1-2 | +11.00 | +6.63 |
| L P Dempsey | 6-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.38 |
| Mark Enright | 4-1-1 | +30.00 | +17.63 |
| Jordan Gainford | 3-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2-1-2 | +5.50 | +6.69 |
| Danny Mullins | 10-0-2 | -10.00 | -3.12 |
| Sean Flanagan | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | -4.37 |
2025 Galway Plate Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 2, 10, 1, 12, 3, 1, 11, 1, (6, BD), 6, PU, 2, 2, (3, F), 2, 1, 3, 16, 8
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 133+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Off a break of 14 - 118 days
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran in 2 - 8 races (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Held an OR of 127+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Within the first 17 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Fewer than 3 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 28/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -26l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 1 - 18 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in DNK/ENG/DEU/ITA/NZL/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 3 - 10 wins (Career)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - No older than a 9yo
- 18 / 20 (69%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
- 17 / 20 (50%) - No bigger than 16/1
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Galway racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Galway Plate. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Galway Plate Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +50.50 is when runners had 2 starts in the past 180 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a biggest odds run of 33/1, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-86.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Galway Plate is Punchestown, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Punchestown last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Killarney, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Killarney last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 419 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 15 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Galway Plate:
- Accordion (2 Wins)
- Kings Theatre (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Galway Plate despite multiple attempts:
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 17 runners)
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Anshan (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Bob Back (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Court Cave (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Clarcam in 2018, winning for Gordon Elliott at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Mark Enright. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. If you are interested in other races at the Galway racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Galway Hurdle?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Galway Plate Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
Darren Brett
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