A Great Weekend in Dublin

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As those of you who have been following the Have A Race Named After You thread will know, Cantoris's Winning Ways Racing and Talking Horses have won the right in a charity auction to sponsor a race at Navan. This has only been possible thanks to excellent support from some people here.

The race will take place at the Saturday Jan 24 meeting.

Racing at Navan is always decent, and that day's meeting will be no exception. The racecourse is providing free admission, access to the Sportsman's Bar and the Arkle Pavilion, plus free race cards and hot beef rolls for upwards of a dozen Talking Horses guests (there will be some flexibility on numbers).

The following day sees the AIG Champion Hurdle meeting at Leopardstown, and the management at Navan racecourse have very kindly offered to arrange reserved seats at Leopardstown for us at a reduced price.

Navan can be reached by bus from the centre of Dublin or from Dublin airport on the Saturday morning (Arkwright is the expert on this subject), but if enough local people with cars get involved we might be able to do better than that. Getting back to the airport from Leopardstown is straightforward. A ten minute walk from the enclosures takes you to the Aircoach terminus.

I will book a table at one of Dublin's more convivial restaurants for the Saturday night.

All in all we have the makings of a great weekend, so get your names in quick, and please indicate whether you're interested in both days.
 
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Sounds great Grey and well done for sorting everything out.

I hope to make an appearance at one or two of the venues but don't worry about admission etc for me.

Hope a good few are interested from here.
 
If I can help with Transport to Navan I might be able to, will stick closer to the issue nearer the day. No tickets needed here either.
 
Congrats to all involved, I think we all realise how much you've put into that and its pleasing to see you get some reward for it.

Now then Cantoris, is Inca entered? Actually, thinking about it, would they allow you to parade before the feature race? Wouldn't do the syndicate any harm in terms of publicity I'd have thought, and I'd been surprised if Navan objected to a horse who is afterall pretty well regarded as a charismatic gutsy type etc. Just make sure Maruco doesn't get in on the jolly.

Only thinking out aloud, the Inca thing might just be a daft idea, but the Maruco thing most certainly isn't.
 
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I should be able to take a few in my motor too, if you dare risk it. Grey is testing my driving ability this Saturday so he can report back if he survives.
 
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Now then Cantoris, is Inca entered? Actually, thinking about it, would they allow you to parade before the feature race? Wouldn't do the syndicate any harm in terms of publicity I'd have thought, and I'd been surprised if Navan objected to a horse who is afterall pretty well regarded as a charismatic gutsy type etc. Just make sure Maruco doesn't get in on the jolly.

Only thinking out aloud, the Inca thing might just be a daft idea, but the Maruco thing most certainly isn't.
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Well I'd be hoping he runs in the "Fed" Irish Champion Hurdle so I doubt Colm will let me take him away for a day trip with the race the next day!! But if he bombs out between now and then he might be happy to get him out of the yard!!
 
I'll be flying out of Manchester early Saturday and back last thing Sunday if anyone fancies joining me?
 
I'd be interested in coming, as I said to Grey. Biggest problem really is getting someone to cover the horses for me.
 
I'll be home by then, so I'm in.

Don't waste any money on tickets or the like on me either; we'll need all we can get for the evening's session!
 
Isn't that the weekend of the Pillar Chase? If so i'm in Cheltenham that weekend, love to go otherwise ;). I was a member at Navan for years even though I live 80 odd miles away, coldest racecourse in Ireland by a distance.
 
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