Dermot Weld is the undisputed king of Galway, both on the flat and over jumps, and his good servant Ansar will be bidding to make it three wins in a row in the 200,000 William Hill Galway Plate on Wednesday.

Ansar is a standing dish at Galway, and he has been very popular with ante-post punters in recent days. He has been backed from 8-1 to 5-1 with Cashmans, and is likely to be an even shorter priced favourite on the day.

Punters love a gamble, and Cashmans also report good support for several outsiders in the Galway Plate, notably the Eugene O'Sullivantrained Teo Perugo, whose odds have been trimmed from 25-1 to 16-1, English raider Ball O Malt and Manjoe. Ball O Malt is trained by Richard Fahey, and the 10year-old won a Galway Plate trial at Perth earlier this month by two lengths. Teo Perugo, meanwhile, incurred a 10lb penalty for beating Waltons Mountain at Killarney last week. The Pat Fahytrained Wills Wilde was another horse to run well at Killarney, where he finished second behind Khachaturian on the flat.

The 200,000 Galway Hurdle is the feature event on Thursday. Wexford trainer Paul Nolan has dominated the race in recent years, and few will forget the scenes in the parade ring last year, following Cloone River's win.

Nolan is on a winning streak at the moment, and the bookies have installed his Cuan na Grain as favourite.

Dermot Weld has entered Kinger Rocks for the race, but she will take her chance first in tomorrow evening's Amateur Handicap. Weld won't make a decision about Kinger Rocks' participation in the Galway Hurdle until after the race, and much will depend on the ground.

Last Sunday's Tipperary scorer Red Square Lady, whose odds have been cut from 40-1 to 14-1, is another mare to consider. Trainer Willie Mullins, meanwhile, is keeping his options open with last year's Kerry National winner Euro Leader, who has been entered for the Amateur Handicap, the Galway Plate and the Galway Hurdle. Mullins will make up his mind about which race he contests later this morning.

Weld has been made 1-10 favourite to land the trainer's title at Ballybrit, a feat he has achieved in 19 of the last 20 years, while Noel Meade is second favourite at 8-1, and John Oxx, who expects to have one or two runners each day, is good value at 14-1. Inform trainer Kevin Prendergast will have plenty of each-way supporters at 33-1.

On the jockey's front, Kieren Fallon is expected to pick up a good few rides from trainers at Galway, now that he is forced to miss the counter attractions of Goodwood, and he is available as the 2-1 second favourite behind Pat Smullen to become leading flat jockey at the Festival. Ruby Walsh is the even money favourite to pick up the NH title.