The Luas was packed when it set down at Dundrum station. Many were dressed in their Peaky Blinders garb; others more eye-catching in their sartorial elegance.
An indication then that a bumper crowd was heading to the opening day of the Dublin Racing Festival.At the Sandyford stop, the throngs disembarked.
The shuttle bus that would have taken some of us to Leopardstown had just departed. There were no complaints, however. A walk of 15 minutes took us to our destination, all in good time ahead of the first race.Shouts of "any spare tickets" could be heard as one made their way up the slight incline towards the entrance.
One tout was looking to pay €50 for five tickets. Good bless his brass neck!Once inside a beeline was made for the main stand; the seats and steps were well populated.