Feathers fly on Lady’s Day

A LIVELY mix of foliage and plumage won out in the style stakes at Ballybrit yesterday, as thousands of perfectly groomed females lit up the grandstand and parade ring on Lady’s Day at the Galway Races.

Happily for those wishing to be considered for the Best Dressed competition, the rain held off for most of the day, giving fashion-conscious race-goers the opportunity to venture out of the various pavilions and strut their stuff in the flimsiest of dresses and most delicately balanced of hats.

Sporting a black satin dress, red shawl and an interesting red and black headpiece in the shape of a leaf, Galway boutique owner Niamh O’Donovan walked away with the best dressed prize of a voucher worth 3,000 for Anthony Ryan’s clothing store in Galway.