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Goodwood round-up: Oscula prevails in head-bobber

Connections heaped praise on Oscula as she again showed her grit when justifying favouritism in the Whispering Angel Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood.

Galway races: Exciting Tahiyra upholds family honour on debut

Dermot Weld expects the beautifully-bred Tahiyra to go on to bigger and better things after making a sparkling debut on day two of the Galway Festival.

Weld-trained Tahiyra takes Fillies Maiden in Galway

Dermot Weld expects the beautifully-bred Tahiyra to go on to bigger and better things after making a sparkling debut on day two of the Galway Festival. The master of Rosewell House has made Ballybrit his own over the years and this daughter of Siyouni was sent off at 7-2 to make a successful start to her career in the Colm Quinn BMW Irish EBF Fillies Maiden. The two-year-old is a half-sister to the trainer's brilliant racemare Tarnawa, who finished third in the same race on her introduction in 2018 before going on to win three Group Ones and take second in last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It might be a little early to suggest Tahiyra can scale those heights, but she certainly looks to have inherited a good portion of her sibling's ability judged on her six-and-a-half-length romp under Chris Hayes, prompting Paddy Power to give her a 20-1 quote for next year's 1000 Guineas.

Kyprios denies Stradivarius a fifth Goodwood Cup in thriller

Kyprios landed a pulsating renewal of the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup from Stradivarius to back up his Ascot Gold Cup victory for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore.

Patrick Mullins claims long-awaited victory in Galway amateur highlight

Patrick Mullins realised his long-held ambition as he steered Echoes In Rain to a convincing victory in the Connacht Hotel Handicap, the feature event on the first day of the Galway Festival.