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Just eight bookies at Cork

There are just eight bookmakers in the ring at Cork this afternoon, the lowest at an Irish meeting in modern times.

2.04PM

Crowd and bookies up but Tote falls

The crowd figures at Galway this week have held up reasonably well and today actually saw a slight increase on the number through the stiles.

6.00PM

Crowd up on day five

Day five of the Galway Festival bucked the trend this week with the attendance of 25,240 up 2,186 on the corresponding Friday evening meeting last year - an increase of over 9%.

9.20PM

Ladies Day win for Nina in the Donkey Derby

Nina Carberry beat the boys in the North Galway Hunt Donkey Derby (the second year of its running) at Galway Greyhound Stadium tonight when Galaleo, followed up his success in last year's event for his owners the Lydican Wood Syndicate and his trainers Johnny and Sean Fahy.

11.54PM