It was all about flesh at the RDS yesterday, the 124th Dublin Horse Show. The sun obliged and shone on the acres of flesh and finery, bowler hats and bow legs which adorned the manicured lawns of Dublin 4's finest real estate.
Seldom has there been such a gathering of lithe bodies, adorned to the hilt, prancing and flaunting themselves around the show-grounds.
The photographers were jostling one another aside in an attempt to get their lenses in the right place to capture as much of the beauty and finery as they could.
And we are talking about horses here, not the competition for the best-dressed person of the show, a new politically correct phrase for what used to be known as "Ladies Day".
That competition was won by Mary Byrne from Templeogue in Dublin. She was dressed in an ankle-length Lainey Keogh outfit in gold and taupe with matching crocheted jacket.
She now adorns the Rover 214, the main prize for the competition which saw Robert Harkin from Blarney, Co Cork, finish runner-up.
For the record, he wore a charcoal four-button jacket over a high-tied waistcoat, black classic trousers and white shirt. He set the lot off with a burnt orange Italian silk tie.
Mary and Robert were chosen from the 20,000 people who attended yesterday.
Meanwhile Dr Noel Cawley, chief executive of the Irish Dairy Board, said the board, which has invested more than £2 million in the show during the previous nine years, is very happy with the return.
He believes it sells Kerrygold abroad and promotes the image of Ireland as a green and pleasant place. The event is seen on television by 200 million people throughout the world.
Today is Nations Cup day and the President, Mrs Robinson, will make her last official visit to the show in her present office.
Whether or not the weather holds up, a large crowd is expected for this the most Irish of international occasions.