Betty is ‘pretty in pink’ at 92

As always, Day Two of the Dublin Horse Show was a two-horse race between a string of elegant ladies on parade and their less-fancied four-legged counterparts.

Neigh-sayers (of which there are many in the environs of Ballsbridge during Horse Show week) bemoan the focus switching to the horseplay that surrounds Ladies’ Day to the detriment of the main equestrian events.

But there’s no doubting the added buzz that the regular fixture of the Blossom Hill Best Dressed Lady competition brings.