1 Galway figures: So that was Galway, a colossus on the Irish racing calendar that just appears to get more colossal with every passing year.

The figures were impressive again. Total attendances of over 139,000 were 9% up on last year, Tote betting of over €5 million was a really impressive 17% up on last year and - most remarkably of all - on-course bookmaker turnover of almost €8.5 million was 7.6% up on last year.