The 149th Galway Festival gets underway this evening.
The feature race, the Connacht Hotel Handicap, boasts a 20-strong field.
The Willie Mullins trained 'Limini' looks set to go off the favourite.
Ruby Walsh returns to action after his leg injury at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
The Kildare jockey partners Easy Game for Willie Mullins in the opening Novice Hurdle.
Today's action at Ballybrit gets underway at 5.20.
