Full steam ahead for Plate Day in Ballybrit despite rainfall warning

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Despite the rainfall warning for the West issued by Met Eireann the races are going ahead as planned this afternoon

The racecourse in Ballybrit has been inundated with calls but has confirmed to Galway Bay fm that the 8 race card, first to post at 3pm is going ahead

It's hoped the heavy rain will not cause too many problems in Ballybrit but punters are urged to dress for wet conditions

The feature race the Tote dot com Galway Plate is scheduled for 5.30pm and we have full coverage of all races here on Galway Bay fm

Meanwhile, crowds and betting were well up last evening at Ballybrit

The crowd of just over 18200 was up by 4100 on Tuesday last year while both the tote and bookies turnover was up by a combined 334 thousand euro