Galway Festival Day 2 Tips - Best Bets & Predictions for Tuesday

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Last updated: Mon 27 Jul 2026 16:25

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Best bets for day two of the 2026 Galway Festival
This popular seven-day meeting continues on Tuesday 28th July
Fastnet Crystal and Booyea feature in our day two tips

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The Galway Festival continues into day two on Tuesday, and viewers can look forward to another thrilling card, featuring top-quality action on the flat and over jumps.

Here are my best betting tips for the second day of the Galway Festival.

Galway Festival 2026 Day 2 Schedule

Time	Title
4:40pm	COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed Race) 2m½f
5:10pm	Latin Quarter Beginners Chase (Class 2) 2m2f
5:45pm	COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Chase (Class 2) 2m2f
6:15pm	COLM QUINN BMW Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Class 2) 7f
6:45pm	COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m½f
7:15pm	caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (Class 2) 7f
7:45pm	Caulfield Industrial Irish EBF Maiden (Class 2) 7f
8:15pm	Caulfield Industrial Handicap (Class 2) 1m½f

Galway Festival Day 2 Tips - Tuesday 28th July

4:40pm Galway - Novice Hurdle Tips

Ireland's top National Hunt trainers all have runners in Tuesday's opening Listed contest, and I'm going to side with that man Joseph O'Brien again and back FASTNET CRYSTAL (11/2).

O'Brien's mare went close on her bumper debut at Thurles just before Christmas, flying home from the rear to finish second to Lennon Grove, who went on to finish runner-up in the Grade Two Mares' Bumper at Aintree. FasTnet Crystal was then virtually pulled up on heavy ground at Punchestown in January, but returned from an absence two weeks ago with a maiden hurdle success at Downpatrick.

Fastnet Crystal jumped and travelled nicely throughout that 18-furlong maiden hurdle, before kicking six lengths clear on the uphill run to the line. The track at Downpatrick is very similar to Galway, which will stand JJ Slevin's mount in excellent stead as she takes on the geldings at Listed level.

6:45pm Galway - COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap Tips

Just over a length split Pierre Royal and BOOYEA (16/1) when the two met at the Curragh last month, yet there's a huge disparity between the two in the betting for this premier handicap.

Booyea travelled nicely behind the pacesetters that day, hitting the front with two furlongs to travel. Pierre Royal then came looming into contention on his outside, and Booyea drifted a little right as he came under pressure, but still managed to finish three lengths clear of the third-placed horse.

Tom Gibney's six-year-old hasn't won for a while, but he's at his best on this sort of ground and is rated seven pounds lower when finishing eighth in this handicap two years ago. Booyea boasts strong each-way claims.

7:45pm Galway - Irish EBF Maiden Tips

Dermot Weld was, for so often, the man to follow in Flat maidens at the Galway Festival. Weld has won this very race on countless occasions, including three times in the last ten years, and I could see ALMEIYDA (13/2) going close on Tuesday.

Weld's filly ran twice over a mile at the back end of last season, finishing a long way behind Ballydoyle fillies in both races. Almeiyda finished fourth behind Dark Lucinda on her return over ten furlongs at Gowran Park, but was dropped all the way down to seven-and-a-half furlongs for her most recent outing at Roscommon.

Chris Hayes' mount looked very comfortable over this shorter distance, and almost led from pillar to post, until she was passed in the final 100 yards by the well-backed favourite Elusive Echo. This race looks highly competitive, but if Almeiyda can take another step forward, I see no reason why she can't mount a stiff challenge.

Verdict

Galway Festival 2026 Day 2

Galway Day 2 Top Tips:

Fastnet Crystal

4:40pm Galway

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Almeiyda

7:45pm Galway

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6:45pm Galway

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