Paddy Power Releases

Paddy Power is estimating a whopping €40 million will be wagered next week for the seven-day Galway Festival.

And with thousands of race goers expected to flock to Ballybrit to attend the most anticipated racing festival in Ireland, Paddy Power have opened a book on just how many will attend the meeting over the week with 150,000 – 170,000 their favourite at 8/11.

But Galway isn’t just about the racing or the numbers. Paddy Power are offering a whole host of wacky wagers this year, from weather betting to festival fashion to how many choppers will ferry stylish ladies to the races.

Féilim Mac An Iomaire, spokesman for Paddy Power said: “The craic at Galway is top class and this year there’s even more of a buzz around Ballybrit. If the fine weather can hold for another week we should be in store for a glorious festival!”  


Attendance
 
Attendance 2012 on 2011
10/11    Up
 4/5       Down
            
Total Attendance
11/8      Less than 150,000
 8/11     150,000 to 170,000
 7/1       More than 170,000
            
Ladies Day Attendance
 8/11     Less than 43,000
Evens   43,000 or more

Guinness Sales    
It must be the ladies that have the men gasping because Ladies Day is the favourite with Paddy Power to sell the most pints of Guinness! As for a drought? It’s unlikely the race course will run out of the ‘black stuff’!

Day with most pints of Guinness sold
16/1      Monday
16/1      Tuesday
 9/4       Wednesday
 5/4       Thursday
 5/4       Friday
20/1      Saturday
20/1      Sunday
            
Guinness Special
20/1      Festival organisers to confirm that they have run out of Guinness


Galway Fashion

Bargain Buy
Gone are the days when people spent €2000 - €3000 on an outfit for the races and now ‘en vogue’ is the ability to look understatedly fabulous in a wallet friendly way. Judges these days are taking into account the economic difficulties faced by many and are appreciating fashionistas who have an eye for a good bargain and not just an eye for fashion! As well as taking bets on what colour the Best Dressed lady will be wearing Paddy Power will this year be taking bets on the cost of the winning outfit.
            
Colour of Outfit
 4/1       Nude/Peach
11/2      Yellow
 6/1       Black
 6/1       Pink/Purple
 7/1       White/Cream
 8/1       Green
 8/1       Grey/Silver
 9/1       Red
 9/1       Orange
10/1      Blue
14/1      Brown
14/1      Gold
            
Designer of Outfit
 2/1       Independent Designer
 5/1       Monsoon
 6/1       Coast
 6/1       Hobbs
 8/1       Ted Baker
 8/1       Reiss
 9/1       Asos
10/1      Oasis
12/1      River Island
12/1      Karen Millen
14/1      Topshop
14/1      Penneys
16/1      Jaeger
20/1      French Connection
20/1      Ralph Lauren
25/1      Victoria Beckham
33/1      Dolce & Gabbana
33/1      Chanel
33/1      Biba
            
Hair Colour
 5/4       Brown
 7/4       Blonde
 3/1       Black
 8/1       Red
33/1      Pink
            
County of Winner
 4/1       Dublin
 6/1       Kildare
 6/1       Galway
 7/1       Cork
 9/1       Kerry
10/1      Meath
10/1      Limerick
12/1      Clare
12/1      Donegal
12/1      Mayo
(Others on request)
            
Outfit Price
13/8      Under €500
13/8      €500 to €1500
 7/4       More than €1500

Choppers get the chop!
More and more people have been looking at more affordable ways to arrive to the race course. Paddy Power are betting on how many choppers will land at the racecourse over the seven days.

Number of Helicopter Landings
 8/11     Less than 75
Evens    75 or more

Festival Weather
Paddy Power are tipping the mercury to rise to highs of between 17.01 and 19 degrees. The odds on the rain staying away all week are 20/1!

Top Temp
(Mon 30th to Sun 5th)
 8/1       Less than 15°C
 9/4       15 to 17°C
 5/4       17.01 to 19°C
 5/2       19.01 to 21°C
 7/1       More than 21°C
            
Day with highest temp
 6/1       Monday
 6/1       Tuesday
 6/1       Wednesday
 7/2       Thursday
 7/2       Friday
 9/2       Saturday
 9/2       Sunday

Day with most rain
 7/2       Monday
 3/1       Tuesday
 8/1       Wednesday
 6/1       Thursday
 3/1       Friday
 3/1       Saturday
 7/2       Sunday
            
No Rain!
20/1      No rain to be recorded

Racing Specials

Number of Dermot Weld trained winners
7/4    8 or less
5/2    9 to 11 inclusive
11/8    12 or more
    
Galway Top Flat Jockey
1/4    P Smullen
6/1    J Murtagh
7/1    J O’Brien
16/1    W Lordon
16/1    K Manning
16/1    F Berry
20/1    S Foley
25/1    D McDonagh
33/1    C Hayes

Galway Top National Hunt Jockey
11/8    R Walsh
3/1    D Russell
4/1    R P McNamara
9/1    P Townend
10/1    AP McCoy
10/1    B Geraghty
12/1    P Mullins
16/1    D Condon
20/1    M Walsh
20/1    B Cooper   


 
For more information contact;

Féilim Mac An Iomaire
Paddy Power plc
Tel: ++353 87 160 7024
Feilim.macaniomaire@paddypower.com