GALWAY Races was not the only racing action in the west last week and the annual Errismore Races took place on the commonage beside Ballyconneely Golf Club in Clifden.

Luke Burke Ott from Meelin near Newmarket in Cork rode his first winner in horse and pony racing (although he did ride the winners of the pony races at the recent Dromahane and Tralee point-to-points) while another Cork rider, Michael O’Connor from Middleton, rode a double to take the leading rider award.