THE average racecourse attendance in the HRI half-yearly statistics was 3,346. That makes the Curragh’s Pretty Polly Stakes crowd on the Friday, just about the average. But of course, the Curragh was never meant to be an average racecourse.

The Curragh classics: Take Three, takes place today and hopefully some of the basic issues in customer comforts have been ironed out. However, if not, it’s not Derek McGrath who will have to answer up, as he has announced his intention to move on in a few months’ time.