Ireland: Big Midweek Meeting

[Irish Stamp]

Looking at cheap Ryanair flights - day returns from London to Dublin for £20 so a quick question.

Any ideas of a big midweek jumps meeting in the Dublin area (doable in a day) - Leopardstown, Punchestown (?) etc?

 

[Guest_]

Not sure about either of those tracks but give me a month or time that is likely to suit?

 

[granger]

Here is the master list of Irish fixtures. Just alter to whatever month suits

http://www.irishracing.com/v5fixtures?pro=M&pri=IRE&prp=DEC-2009

 

[Irish Stamp]

Thanks all - was looking at mid-Jan time I think just somewhere which is easy to get to and worth spending £20+ expenses on

 

[trackside528]

Thyestes day at Gowran perhaps, Martin? January 21 this year according to the schedule. Decent racing at one of Ireland's nicest tracks with the added bonus of a good atmosphere (nothing worse than flying over for a soul-wrenching midweek slog at Fairyhouse or Punchestown).

 

[Gearoid]

Would recommend Gowran. Always a cracking good card. Not sure about getting there from the capital.

 

[Grey]

If you took a couple of days off you would get the Thyestes, Navan and the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

 

[Gearoid]

Great idea but Im guessing Martin is too miserable to spend over a score. I suggest he gets a flight to Cork and get the train to Mallow and watch the racing over a few bottles of cider. I ll even set him up with my girlfriends sister.