WE might only be on day one but the standout image to live long in the memory from the 2025 Galway Festival is already signed, sealed and delivered.

The emotional significance was not lost on any of the Ballybrit faithful as Alan O’Sullivan looked up to the heavens after crossing the line on front aboard Filey Bay in the feature Connacht Hotel Qualified Riders Handicap - delivering a cool-headed ride that his deeply-missed brother Michael would have been mightily proud of.