There are 8 races- and its National Hunt meetingFirst Race: 4.10 J J Delaney & Kilkenny City & County Vintners Maiden Hurdle.4.40 Tommy Walsh & Netwatch Maiden Hurdle.5.10 Henry Shefflin & Ashgrove Stables Hcap Hurdle.5.45 Brian Cody & Aidan O’Brien Novice Hurdle.6.15 Eoin Larkin & Sports Injury Surgery Clinic Beginners S chase.6.45 Noel Hickey & Highway Safety H cap S chase.7.15 Jackie Tyrrell & Glanbia (Pr-Am) Flat Race.7.45 Jackie Tyrrell & Glanbia (Pr-Am) Flat Race-Second Divide.
Most Appropriately dressed Lady Competition- Judges Deirdre Shefflin, Elaine Hickey & Romeo from ‘Home and Away’.Best dressed ‘black & amber’ family- judges KK Supp Club & Romeo.Best dressed student-judges Deirdre Shefflin, Elaine Hickey & Romeo from ‘Home and Away’.Special souvenir race card with Kilkenny Team photgraph and area for autographs.Race card draw for two tickets to the Bruce Springsteen Concert in Nowlan Park in July.
Being in the winners enclosure will have a whole new meaning in Gowran Park when the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team host this very special race day on the local track. This is a real opportunity to meet the players and have your photograph taken with them and the McCarthy Cup and who knows you may also win one of the above competitions.
By Mary Morgan Sat 6th Apr
