Galway Reel

Away from Market Rasen, Galway Reel's record reads as solid but unremarkable. It has finished in the top 3 in 11 of its 23 races overall, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in 8 races, but it competes most often in Class 5 races and has won only once from 13 attempts at that level. The recent form is encouraging nonetheless: in its last six races it has finished in the top 3 four times, including two wins. Trained by Olly Murphy's Wilmcote yard — which has already sent out 146 winners this season — and most often ridden by Charlie Todd, Galway Reel represents the kind of honest, capable horse that forms the backbone of British racing. It may never be a star, but at Market Rasen, it is a genuinely reliable operator, and with that track clearly bringing out the best in it, there is every reason to expect it will continue to win there.