Time to get into Hyperdrive to start a very big week at my beloved Ballybrit

Jessica Harrington: the in-form handler runs Whirling Dervish at Cork on SaturdayCredit: Patrick McCann

You might be wondering what on earth is Jessica Harrington doing with a column in the Racing Post during Galway when our stable has only two runners today (what's worse, they are in the same race!) but, fear not, as we have one of our best ever teams lined-up for the seven-day marathon at Ballybrit and I'll be here every day to tell you all you need to know about them.

The captain of the team is Sandymount Duke in the Tote.com Galway Plate (5.35) on Wednesday and I am confident of a cracking run.

He really is in the form of his life and has not missed a beat in the build-up to the race. Everything has been geared towards getting him to peak on Wednesday.

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Jessica Harrington

Published on 30 July 2017inGrand National festival

Last updated 21:10, 30 July 2017

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