You don’t need a crowd or an atmosphere to make a Galway Plate exciting for a jockey

The short walk between the now empty betting ring and the Mayor’s garden still plays host to those antiquated buildings which, in busier days, offered respite from the crowd and do not fail to evoke many great memories. But today Galway lacked that verve.

Wille Mullins has had precious few runners of late but, with Galway next week, it could be an ominous sign that he followed up Thursday’s win in the bumper by taking the finale on last night’s card in Cork.

The Jessica Harrington-trained Millisle powered clear to land the Group 3 Yeomanstown Stud Ballyogan Stakes, feature of last night’s action in Naas.