Tony Martin, who has enjoyed great success at Galway Races, landed the Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap with Orandi (16/1) on Tuesday evening in front of a crowd of 13,059.
Orandi, an eight-year-old son of Morandi, finished third in the same contest last season but went two places better tonight as he and rider Robbie Colgan beat the Ado McGuinness-trained favorite Pierre Royal (7/2) and Adam Caffrey by one and three-quarter lengths.
A neck behind the bay son of Lusk handler Blue Point was Stephen Thorne yard’s Jagged Edge (15/2), third in the hands of three-pound contender Jack Kearney. Hardy Warrior (9/2), who had pattern racing experience before this Premier Handicap, finished fourth ahead of Dylan Browne McMonagle and Joseph O’Brien, a length and a half further back.
Lizzie Twigg wins the Listed Novice Hurdle
Lizzie Twigg (5/2) gave Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy the opener in the Listed Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle. The five-year-old winner, who is now unbeaten in three starts over fences, rode Elliott’s colors to victory, coming home two and a half lengths ahead of Fastnet Crystal (4/1), with the other Elliott-trained runner, Porcupine Bank (9/2) in third, a length and a quarter behind the Joseph O’Brien-led runner-up.
The white-hot 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐠𝐠 evokes the hat-trick for @gelliott_racing And @jackkennedy15 in the list @ColmQuinn_bmw Novice obstacle @Galway_Races pic.twitter.com/UX5QO92c96
– Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 28, 2026
Frankie John goes after the newbies
Frankie John (15/8), a bumper winner at Galway last summer, returned successfully to Ballybrit on Tuesday when winning the Latin Quarter Beginners Chase over 2 miles 2 furlongs and 54 yards. The six-year-old gray son of Walk In The Park trailed race leader Eclipse Chaser (28/1) and Danny Mullins for much of the race before taking to the stands at the entrance to the straight. The Denis Hogan inmate battled up the hill as he held off challenges from eventual runner-up Bowensonfire (9/2), third-place finisher My Great Mate (7/1) and race favorite Love Me Tender (6/4f), who eventually finished fourth.
𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 holds its own in the Latin Quarter beginner race @Galway_Races For @d_g_hogan and Dan King
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– Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 28, 2026
Samnina wins for Harrington & Foley
Samnina (4/1), who finished fourth at odds of 50/1 to the Aidan O’Brien-trained Alpha at the Curragh last month, beat his maiden this evening to win the Colm Quinn BMW Irish EBF Maiden over seven furlongs. Ridden by Shane Foley, for Jessica Harrington, Sea The Moon’s juvenile filly held off joint favourite, Madam Secretary (3/1jf), by three quarters of a length, with Silver Kiss (9/2) the same distance further back in third place for Dermot Weld and Chris Hayes.
Samnina (Sea The Moon) kicks off with eye-catching debut at Curragh and lands the spoils for @Jessica_Racing in the @ColmQuinn_bmw @IrishEBF_ Fillies maiden @Galway_Races pic.twitter.com/nTU7fBPxSb
– Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 28, 2026
McGuinness 1-2-4 on handicap
Ado McGuinness completed a 1-2-4 in The caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap, sixth race on the card. Last week’s Naas winner Eddie G (7/2 favorite) led Team McGuinness to victory under Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle. His stablemate, Go Athletico (15/2) finished second to 2026 Betfred Epsom Derby winning runner Ronan Whelan, three quarters of a length behind at the finishing line. Denis Hogan, who earlier in the evening won the Latin Quarter Beginners Chase with Frankie John, took third in this handicap thanks to Alfred Tennyson (18/1) and Joey Sheridan, while Goal Exceeded (11/2) – another McGuinness horse – finished fourth with Adam Caffrey in the saddle.
Tell Us This (12/1), who was 0 from 7 races over fences before today, won the Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase for Andrew McNamara and Conor Stone-Walsh. A two-time career hurdle winner, the seven-year-old western bay gelding accounted for Herja (16/1) and Leave In Secret (11/1) by two and a half lengths and the same in the 2 mile race 2 furlongs and 54 yards.
The Aga Khan Studs secured a double in The Caulfield Industrial Irish EBF Maiden. Sindagan (9/4jf) and Ben Cohen, prepared by Johnny Murtagh, got the better of Almeiyda (6/1) from the Dermot Weld stable, while the final of Tuesday night’s meeting, The Caulfield Industrial Handicap, went in favor of Lady Arwen (12/1) for Conor O’Dwyer and Billy Lee.
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