Snoqualmie Chief does his best impression of Pegasus at Laytown
Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and... Newlyweds Fran and Mary Smith presumably waiting for the carriage to turn up at LaytownCaution: Horses crossingHorses and their grooms cool downHorses in action during the Gilna's Cottage Inn MaidenGary Carroll struggles to keep his balance after falling off Tohugo while his masked colleagues (hoping to protect themselves from the sandy kickback) line up for the start of the O'Neills Sports Handicap
Nothing says welcome to the races like a man wielding an axeRacegoers were treated to wonderful weather at the County Meath venueSteven Crawford and Steven Clements in the makeshift weighing roomMan and beast enthralled by the action at LaytownRunners in the Tote Mobile Betting HandicapThe tightest finish of the day came in the Barry Matthews Appreciation Society Handicap