Bertie keeps his shirt on at the races

A RECORD attendance for Tuesday at the Galway Races enjoyed sunshine, crowd-pleasing winners and a great cure for a Monday night session.

Needing to blow out a few cobwebs from a late first night, my first bet of the day was on Shanks Mare in the four-mile 3.30pm novices stakes from Eyre Square.

A Dublin-based bookie with the same idea had my first tip of the day, Dasher Reilly who fell to respiratory problems half way around and added to my God-awful gambling spree.