26 RACECOURSE CHALLENGE – Number 23

THREE to go. My 23rd individual Irish racecourse visit of 2017 took me across the Shannon to Ballybrit and the famed Galway races, a meeting I will be back in attendance at today. Good weather meant that the first two days were bathed in sunshine and contributed to a good increase in people through the front gates. The main days on Wednesday and Thursday suffered minor falls in numbers, but there was no dampening the enthusiasm of those who braved it.