No surprises as fashion shines through clouds

The four-legged stars had to take a back seat at the Dublin Horse Show as the country’s snappiest ladies fought to put in a fault-free round to take the best-dressed honours.

More than 450 women, emboldened by unseasonally sunny weather, donned their finest attire for the Blossom Hill Best Dressed Competition on Ladies Day.

Many queued for longer than is healthy in high heels at the RDS Band Lawn to be briefly interviewed about their outfit by compère and judge, RTÉ’s Off the Rails star, Brendan Courtney.