Brides first past the post at sunny start to festival

It may have been in aid of the Connacht Special Olympics, but there was no shortage of a competitive edge amongst the brides to be first past the winning post.

The record books might say Train of Thought won the first race at this year’s Galway Races but it was a field of lovely ladies who really took the honours.

Twenty five brides, along with another 15 assorted bridesmaids and relatives, sprinted the last furlong. Decked out in their wedding dresses, it was a tough haul up part of the Ballybrit hill for the 40 or so hardy souls.