Rain proves the only sure thing at Ballybrit

Normal service was resumed for the Galway Plate as rain of biblical proportions battered bedraggled punters.

Galway racegoers are a hardy sort and they needed to be yesterday as the wet weather arrived with a vengeance and didn’t let up.

Every stall, stand, and bar was crammed with frozen punters looking for some respite from the conditions in an alcoholic drink.