The 2011 renewal of the Galway Hurdle is all about one horse – Edward O’Grady’s The Real Article. Having been given a questionable ride on his previous outing where he was beaten into second place by Captain Cee Bee (a former Cheltenham Festival winner), The Real Article was immediately cut from 8/1 to 4/1 for the valuable race on the Ballybrit track this Thursday, July 28th.
The six year old’s sudden improvement may have not been expected, but his mark will lend itself well to a decent run.
And while there seems to be an air of inevitability about the Hurdle given similar coups have gone according to plan recently, according to Paddy Power Bookmakers, it’d be foolish to ignore the rest of the field.
Given his successful Cheltenham, his judgement of a horse and his rising profile in the game, Gordon Elliot’s two charges are worth a second look. Dirar, who finished third when favourite a year ago, and Plan A are intended runners. They have been campaigned lightly and with their shrewd handler claiming “the Galway race has been the plan for them for some time” staking some each-way bets at decent prices could be the way to go.
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