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2025 Galway Hurdle Preview
Established in 1913, the Galway Hurdle is a race run at the Galway Summer Festival in late July or early August which is a handicap race open to runners who are aged four or older. The race is run over two miles in which runners have to contend with nine hurdles.
Galway Hurdle Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Galway tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners?
How competitive is the Galway Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 128%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 149%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Galway Hurdle, the over-round has been 137%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £137 which is bet.
Galway Hurdle 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 Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.50. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to easily access the OLBG racing picks daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 3:33.70 was set by Overturn in 2010, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Donald McCain and ridden by Graham Lee. The slowest winning time was set in 2013 when Missunited won in a time of 3:58.20, booked to ride was Robbie Power by the trainer Michael Winters.
These are the top three quickest-run Galway Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Overturn (3:33.70) in 2010
- Tudor City (3:36.20) in 2022
- More Rainbows (3:36.40) in 2005
Galway Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Galway Hurdle 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 Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 3:40.30 | Nurburgring (IRE) 4yo 10-10 13/2 | J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 3:38.80 | Zarak The Brave (FR) 4yo 11-5 9/2 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 3:36.20 | Tudor City (IRE) 10yo 10-11 22/1 | Liam McKenna (7lbs) A J Martin (IRE) |
| 2021 3:39.40 | Saldier (FR) 7yo 11-10 18/1 | Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 3:41.20 | Aramon (GER) 7yo 11-10 7/1 | Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2019 3:40.20 | Tudor City (IRE) 7yo 11-0 10/1 | Robbie Power A J Martin (IRE) |
| 2018 3:45.00 | Sharjah (FR) 5yo 11-7 12/1 | Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 3:43.60 | Tigris River (IRE) 6yo 10-9 5/1 | Barry Geraghty Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 3:38.50 | Clondaw Warrior (IRE) 9yo 11-5 9/2F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2015 3:36.50 | Quick Jack (IRE) 6yo 10-4 9/2 | Denis O'Regan A J Martin (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Galway Hurdle have been based:
- IRE: 19 winners with an additional 55 placings from 357 runners
- GB: 1 winner with an additional 5 placings from 34 runners
Galway Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Galway Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Clondaw Warrior (2016), Sharjah (2018), Aramon (2020), Saldier (2021) and Zarak The Brave (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Galway Hurdle are A J Martin (4 wins), Joseph Patrick O'Brien (2 wins) and Michael Winters (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Galway Hurdle, Gordon Elliott (0-35), Mrs John Harrington (0-12) and D K Weld (0-12) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Galway Hurdle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 59-5-14 | -8.00 | -6.14 |
| A J Martin | 23-4-7 | +21.00 | +10.82 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 20-2-4 | -6.50 | -6.12 |
| Michael Winters | 2-2-2 | +12.50 | +7.82 |
| Noel Meade | 19-1-5 | +15.00 | +14.02 |
| Paul Nolan | 6-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.62 |
| John E Kiely | 4-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.38 |
| Paul W Flynn | 3-1-1 | +18.00 | +10.50 |
| Patrick J Flynn | 2-1-2 | +19.00 | +13.00 |
| Donald McCain | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
Galway Hurdle Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Galway Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Mr P W Mullins who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Sharjah (2018), Aramon (2020) and Saldier (2021). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Galway Hurdle is Paul Townend (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Galway Hurdle, Mark Walsh has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Galway Hurdle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P W Mullins | 3-3-3 | +37.00 | +23.13 |
| Paul Townend | 17-2-4 | -3.50 | -3.18 |
| J J Slevin | 7-1-3 | +0.50 | +2.75 |
| Liam McKenna | 2-1-1 | +21.00 | +12.75 |
| Graham Lee | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Mark Walsh | 10-0-2 | -10.00 | -5.50 |
| Danny Mullins | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -5.37 |
| Jody McGarvey | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -2.50 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -4.50 |
| Jack Kennedy | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -5.25 |
2025 Galway Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): F, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4, F, 8, 1, 13, 1, 9, 7, (3, 7), F, 3, 13, PU, 19
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 (59%) - Break of 11 - 89 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (62%) - Had 1 - 3 placings (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Highest Placed is not LST/Cl2-3/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran in 1 - 9 races (Further)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Beaten no more -12l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 125+ (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Off a break of 3 - 87 days
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 1 - 5 races (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Is not GB/ITY/JPN/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Held an OR of 110+ (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 3 wins (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in a G1/LST/Cl5-6 (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Galway racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Galway Hurdle. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Galway Hurdle Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +52.50 is when runners had 1 season place. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-144.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Galway Hurdle are Leopardstown, Tipperary and Curragh, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 352 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 39 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Galway Hurdle, that stallion Yeats has produced 2 winners (2022,2019).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Galway Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Definite Article (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Jeremy (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Dr Massini (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was More Rainbows in 2005, winning for Noel Meade at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Niall P Madden. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Galway Hurdle why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today? If you are interested in other races at the Galway racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Galway Plate?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Galway Hurdle 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.
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