AS the dust starts to settle on last week’s Galway Festival, the seven-day spectacular, as ever, has provided much to reflect on and among those are the various trends concerning betting and attendance.

Over the seven days, Galway attracted a crowd of 129,058 as against 132,691 in 2018 and 138,945 in 2016 so it was disappointing to see those figures fall after a week that was characterised by some terrific weather up until Sunday.