Galway Festival Races Day 3 tips: Lots to like about Darasso

It's a cracking renewal of the Galway Plate on day three, with JP McManus strongly represented as he attempts to win it for the fourth time time in then past decade.

I think there is every chance he will achieve that goal, too, with Dermot Weld set to continue his fine form into the middle of the week.

Bookmakers are doing their best to drum up some business for Galway Festival with some eyecatching offers, but please remember to bet responsibly.

This eight-year-old has been my idea of the Plate winner since he hammered Snow Falcon and Samcro in a Listowel chase in June, a run he backed up with a gutsy second in the Grimes Hurdle to Sole Pretender.

He is unexposed over fences, likely to be ridden handy, represents the connections of last year's winner and finishes his races strongly, so there are lots of positives at his price. One bookmaker is paying seven places on each-way bets.

It's really hard to get away from this horse's chance, again with extra places being offered by some bookmakers. Being by Zoffany, he did really well to go so close on heavy ground in December and over three miles on soft in March when hurdling.

It was a good race he won on the Flat in late June off 88 and he is clearly handicapped to go close here. His stable was on fire on day one of the meeting into the bargain.