THERE were some notable local wins at the Galway Racing Festival, which enjoyed an increased attendance to a collective 125,000 punters.
Abbeyfeale’s Paddy Harnett rode his first Festival winner when partnering Donnacha O’Brien’s 11/2 chance Kilmeaden to a battling success in a 12-furlong handicap
Charles Byrnes and son Philip of Ballingarry combined to win the two and three-quarter-mile Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase with the 11-year-old Turnpike Trip (20/1).
Wesley Joyce, Southill, won the seven-furlong handicap on the Michael Mulvany-trained Storm Averted (7/1).
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And, Dermot Weld saddled the Chris Hayes (Shanagolden)-ridden Tilani (100/30f) to win the eight-furlong handicap on the final day of the Galway Festival.
