Bid for Best Dressed Lady crown almost comes unstuck

Everything was going grand for Pamela Uba as Ladies Day at the Galway Races dawned.

The Ballyhaunis woman had decided about three months ago that she would be making for Ballybrit. The original dress chosen had long been ditched for an eye-catching two-piece jumpsuit thingy from Phoenix V, who have outlets in Cork and Dublin. The hat, from Roscommon milliner Laura Hanlon, was a case of love at first sight.