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A BUMPER attendance flocked to Greenmount Park on St Stephen’s Day for the opening heat of the four-day Mr Binman Limerick Christmas Racing Festival.
Dry conditions for the thousands of punters who packed the paddocks at Patrickswell’s venue for a thrilling seven-race National Hunt card.
The opening day’s feature race, the Lyons Of Limerick Jaguar Novice Hurdle Level 2, was won by the well-supported Loughglynn, trained by leading handler Willie Mullins.
The 9/4 favorite, ridden by Sean O’Keeffe, proved to be a winner in duration over Stellar Story, coached by Gordon Elliott.
The big race success provided winning trainer Mullins and winning jockey O’Keffe with an early afternoon double as the pair combined to win the opening race on the card, the Aqua Process Solutions 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle with short-priced favourite Bunting.
The 2/5 shot recorded an exciting eight length success over runner-up Mr Lincoln.
Another jockey to achieve a double at Limerick on Boxing Day was Sean Flanagan aboard the King Of Prs in the O’Kelly Brothers Rated Novice Chase. In the past he had won the Signsplus Maiden Hurdle aboard Joyau De Thaix for maestro Paul Nolan.
There’s an adorable Christmas winner for Kilmallock jockey Ray Barron in the final race of the day, the CJ Sheeran (M) INH Flat Race, when he paired Barnahash Primrose with master Jonathan Sweeney’s victory.
The 3/1 shot recorded an impressive seven and a half length success over runner-up Harrys Annie at the finish line.
Racing continues at Greenmount Park tomorrow, Wednesday, December 27 with the opening race on day two of the Mr Binman Limerick Christmas Racing Festival underway at 12.19pm with the staging of the Goggin Buckley Mares Maiden Hurdle.
The highlight of the day is the ‘Grade 2 McMahons Builders Providers Irish EBF Dawn Run Mares Novice Steeplechase’, with a prize pool of €41,000.
The massive ‘Guinness Faugheen Grade 1 Beginner Obstacle Course’, with the festival’s biggest prize of €100,000, will take centre stage on Thursday 28 December.
The final day, Friday 29 December, will feature ‘The Sporting Limerick Handicap Hurdle’ with a fund of €45,000 and ‘The Connolly’s Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle’ with a fund of €20,000.
Full details of the Mr. Binman Christmas Race Festival at Limerick Racecourse and tickets from €20 per user are available on www. limerickraces. ie
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