WESTERN Fold and young western star Danny Gilligan proved a match made in heaven in the 2025 running of the Tote Galway Plate - the pair combining to deliver a stunning fifth Plate victory in 10 years for Gordon Elliott.

So often the talk is of horses for courses at Galway, but what about jockeys for courses? From only five rides in handicap chases around Ballybrit, the locally-born teenager has now captured two Galway Plates and last year's Galway Blazers. He was also second aboard Duffle Coat in the Plate 12 months ago on his only other attempt at the race.