Galway Festival Day 7 Tips - Best Bets & Predictions on Sunday

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Last updated: Sat 01 Aug 2026 13:36

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Best bets for day seven of the 2026 Galway Festival
This famous meeting concludes on Sunday 2nd August
Coming Up Easy and Gleneagle Bay feature in our day seven tips

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The Galway Festival draws to a fitting conclusion on Sunday, and racing fans have another brilliant mixture of jumps and flat racing to enjoy on day seven.

We've enjoyed a successful meeting, with a handful of winners and some long-odds placers over the first six days. Here are my best betting tips for Sunday's card at Galway.

Galway Festival 2026 Day 7 Schedule

Time	Title
1:50pm	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) 2m½f
2:20pm	Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) 3m½f
2:55pm	Kinlay Hostel Handicap Chase (Class 2) 2m6½f
3:30pm	Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 2) 2m2f
4:00pm	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f
4:30pm	Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Class 2) 7f
5:00pm	Village Salthill Handicap (Class 2) 1m½f
5:30pm	Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race (Class 2) 2m

Galway Festival Day 7 Tips - Sunday 2nd August

1:50pm Galway - Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Tips

Timurshah goes for his second handicap hurdle win of the week, and two-time winner Teed Up will surely go well under Alan O'Sullivan. I prefer the chances of WAHRAAN (4/1), following his excellent effort on the Flat on day three.

Jessica Bedi's eight-year-old was sent off at 28/1 on Wednesday, having largely struggled in British Flat handicaps this season. Wahraan was dropped out at the back, but came up the hill like a train and got within a neck of Cock And Bull, who held on to score for Emmet Mullins.

Wahraan opened his account over hurdles in a maiden at Market Rasen at the end of May, running up to an RPR of 108. Bedi's eight-year-old has been handed an identical official mark for his handicap debut on Sunday, and Wahraan's course form has to give him a big chance.

3:30pm Galway - Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase Tips

Henry de Bromhead has won this handicap chase on three occasions, and COMING UP EASY (13/2) should be a big player with just 11-2 to carry.

De Bromhead's eight-year-old won his first three starts in handicap chases last season, scoring at Limerick and Cork in the spring, before an impressive Listed victory at Killarney's August Festival. Coming Up Easy was then sent off at 13/2 for the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in November, but was pulled up after several early mistakes, and didn't fare much better when last seen in the Topham Chase at Aintree.

Daragh O'Keeffe's mount has been dropped a couple of pounds in the handicap for those two high-profile British flops. De Bromhead's eight-year-old is much more effective on spring/summer ground, and his record when fresh offers further encouragement.

4:00pm Galway - Ahonoora Handicap Tips

My final selection of the Galway Festival comes in this top-quality Flat handicap. GLENEAGLE BAY (10/1) finished second in this race 12 months ago, and Stephen Thorne has booked the in-form Dylan Browne McMonagle to take the ride this time around.

An easy winner at Cork in June, Gleneagle Bay finished sixth behind Orandi in the BMW Mile Handicap here at Galway on Tuesday. Thorne's six-year-old travelled beautifully throughout, but had to be snatched up as he attempted to make inroads around the bend, and hit traffic consistently in the final furlong and a half.

Horses who have already run during the week have an excellent record in this valuable handicap. Gleneagle Bay remains on the same mark of 96, and dropping back to seven furlongs will certainly suit McMonagle's mount.