“I give it a good rattle when I go out, it was a long night in Leighlinbridge, we kept it local.”

You could be forgiven for thinking Jody Townend’s serious injury may have caused reason to tread carefully during her comeback. This couldn’t be further from the truth, however, as she kicked on to land the Connacht Hotel Amateur Rider’s Handicap aboard Great White Shark, and the party went on to the early hours in Carlow.

“I’ve come back, I’m as light and as fit as ever, and looking for more. As long as I’m in the country, you’ll find me in Denis Hogan’s yard.”

It was fantastic to see jockey Joe Doyle back in Ireland and back to winning ways with Make A Challenge. He is delighted to be partnering with North Tipps jockey-trainer Denis Hogan.

“Bryony said the loose horse didn’t help her, but that’s racing. Black Corton has run a blinder off 11st 10lb.”

Paul Nicholls, who was seen wildly cheering his horse on, is magnanimous in defeat after the close-fought Galway Plate, and was delighted with his horse’s plucky efforts.

“Ado was in good form last night at the bar wasn’t he, he was flying. I went to bed and he went into the night.”

Kevin O’Ryan doesn’t keep up with the pace this time as Adrian McGuinness celebrates Saltonstall’s spectacular triumph in the Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap.

“My granny had her 90th birthday party a few weeks ago, I think she could have steered this one round.”

Patrick Mullins had no problems on Buildmeupbuttercup.

“Ted, when you’re sitting around home alone on an evening, are you ever tempted to slip on a noseband or a set of cheekpieces? #AskTed”

RTÉ co-presenter Robert Hall puts Ted Walsh on the spot with this tweet from a fan. Ted failed to go into any further detail.

“The Galway festival is legendary for the punting, the excitement and the nature of the track. I mean I nearly had to get out and push the taxi up the hill, it’s that steep”

RacingTV’s Dave Nevison is like a kid before Christmas for his first ever Galway Festival.

“Wicklow Brave was very slick over fences today. Paul (Townend) said he has a lot more respect for fences than he does hurdles. On one or two of the fences he said if they were hurdles he would have landed in the middle of them, but he backed off and has a lot of respect.”

Wicklow Brave’s jumping performance pleased trainer Willie Mullins after he was ridden to victory in the Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase by Paul Townend. Willie now sets his sights to the Drinmore Chase at Fairyhouse in December, aiming for Wicklow’s first Grade 1 chase.

“It’s great that you have the like of him (Tudor City) and Anibale Fly, they are the horses you get up in the morning for”

Trainer Tony Martin lauds his special horses, including Tudor City who had just given him a third success in the Guinness Galway Handicap Hurdle.

“You don’t ride horse races that way, those were crazy fractions. That was mad to watch.”

RTÉ presenter and legendary ex-jockey Ruby Walsh questions perhaps overly-eager rider tactics in the Play The Tote Trifecta Maiden on Day 3, a race won by Buildmeupbuttercup under Patrick Mullins.