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Lady luck abandons us but Irish ambit appearance stakes
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A GOOD eye for a adult generally agency a acceptable eye for a horse. Or so the adage goes. In that case, the punters at the Cheltenham challenge charge accept been on to a asleep cert.
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A GOOD eye for a adult generally agency a acceptable eye for a horse. Or so the adage goes. In that case, the punters at the Cheltenham challenge charge accept been on to a asleep cert.
A few of the close antagonism admirers may accept been a bit annoyed as the eel-skin bags, the ambiguous heels and the building hats took over the array ring. Yet affluence of others appeared to appetite the invasion.
"If you've a acceptable eye for a lady, you've a acceptable eye for a horse," joked Vincent Black, the buyer of a stud acreage in Oldcastle, Co Meath.
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His eye for the appearance has been anesthetized on to his daughters who accompanied him to the races, including the above Miss Ireland Joanne Black.
"1981 was the aftermost time I was in Cheltenham. I backed nine winners, I went over with £500 and went home with £5,500," the agriculturalist divulged.
Alas, the abounding Irish punters who ventured across were not absolutely so advantageous as Day Three of the anniversary larboard abounding disturbing up their action block in disgust.
As Irish trainers took aloof a few of the placings, blithe bookmakers were ciphering Irish losses at €5m.
The Ladies' Day challenge at atomic brought the Irish into the winners' enclosure, as Bernadette O'Sullivan, a mother of four from Milltown, Co Kerry, biconcave the award-winning for best accessories with a €40 hat she personalised with ribbons and flowers.
"I aloof bought the awning this morning as rain is anticipation afterwards dinner," she said.
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Television brilliant Grainne Seoige was active advertisement on the "craic, colour and fashion" for the UK's GMTV. "It's aloof a standalone affair at the moment," she said.
It's attenuate that a stag affair proves lucrative. On a pre-wedding jaunt, the Fat Frog Syndicate, from Clare and Limerick, came to the accommodation to advance in a racehorse while absorptive ample quantities of the ailing blooming alcoholic drink.
"He's won us €240,000 so far," said a chuffed Neil Casey, one of the 13 associates of the syndicate, afterwards Powerstation managed a actual admirable third in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle race.
Prayer
Carlow trainer Willie Mullins nabbed a third agreement with The Midnight Club endemic by the Cistercian College Roscrea Antagonism Syndicate.
Seamus Hennessy, administrator of acceptance in the Roscrea school, quipped that it was "the ability of prayer", adage the monks were up afore 4am to adjure for the society.
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Once again, Irish adult jockeys were in the winners' enclosure. This time it was Dublin-based advocate Orna Madden who took the top atom in a photo accomplishment with Kate Doyle, a babe of MEP Avril Doyle, in additional place.
Four Irish jockeys, including Temple Street children's assistant Caitrin O'Rourke and anchorman Rachael Kane, were additionally allusive at the advanced in Cheltenham's aboriginal anytime alms chase which aloft added than Stg£100,000 (€110,000) for blight research.
A captivated Orna, who has been active slotting in gallops amidst her assignment in the courts, said it was agitative to be benumbed at such a celebrated track.
Irish punters are accepted to abode about €10m on the Cheltenham Gold Cup as the behemothic challenge amid Kauto Brilliant and stablemate Denman gets beneath way on the final day of the meet.
That is, if the punters accept any bill larboard to jingle.
Irish Independent
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