First day crowd holds steady at Ballybrit but betting down slightly

Galway bay fm newsroom - The first day crowd has held steady at Galway Races although betting was slightly downThe crowd of just under 18 thousand who enjoyed some sunshine in Ballybrit but also braved heavy showers and breezes was up slightly on last year by 280The betting turnover in the ring of 1.23 million euro was down slightly by 179 thousand However Tote betting of just under 609 thousand euro was up marginally by just under 10 thousand euroTrainer Dermot Weld won the first horse race of the week courtesy of the Ruby Walsh-ridden Diplomat.