Press Release
Friday 15th April 2011

The Irish Field & Finlay Motor Group giving more Horsepower to Trainers

The Irish Field and Finlay Motor Group have joined forces to offer trainers the chance to win the use of an Equi-Trek Sonic 3.5tonne horsebox for a year.
Trainers will be awarded points based on their results at nine different meetings, starting with the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse next weekend and ending with the Listowel Harvest Festival in September.

The flat and National Hunt trainers will battle it out over the next six months and the one with the most points after the final race in Listowel will be deemed the winner.

The meetings covered by the competition are:

• Fairyhouse April 24th-26th
• Punchestown May 3rd-7th
• Curragh May 21st- 22nd
• Curragh June 24th-26th
• Bellewstown July 1st-3rd
• Galway July 25th-31st
• Tramore August 11th-14th
• Killarney August 23rd- 26th
• Listowel Sept 11th-17th

Leo Powell, managing editor of The Irish Field, said: "This is a wonderful opportunity for both flat and National Hunt trainers to compete against each other and there is a really smashing prize up for grabs. This will be a great focus for the summer months and I look forward to following the progress of all the trainers during the competition. I wish them all well."

Mike Finlay, managing director of Finlay Motor Group, added: "The Equi-Trek Sonic truck has been a real winner for us since we took the agency in Naas and Belfast last year. Not just because it can be driven legally on a car licence but mainly because it makes financial sense.
"The low road tax and low fuel consumption are very important these days but the main thing is that we can sell these, brand new, from only €26,000 plus VAT. They are some of the reasons why Equi-Trek are now building one truck every hour and have waiting lists all over Europe."

For more information please contact
Brendan McArdle
Advertising & Marketing Manager
The Irish Field
Tel; 01-4051171 or 087-6859993
Email; bmcardle@theirishfield.ie

Richard McDonald
Advertising & Marketing Manager
Finlay Motor Group
Tel;045-431725
Email; Richard@finlayford.com

Terms & Conditions

"The Irish Field / Finlay Motor Group 2011 Summer Racing Festivals Leading Trainer" Competition terms and conditions

• The competition will be referred to as the "The Irish Field / Finlay Motor Group 2011 Summer Racing Festivals Leading Trainer".
• The competition is being jointly sponsored by The Irish Field and Finlay Horseboxes Limited
• The competition will commence with the Fairyhouse Grand National Festival and incorporate the following festivals:
• Fairyhouse April 24th-26th
• Punchestown May 3rd-7th
• Curragh May 21st- 22nd
• Curragh June 24th-26th
• Bellewstown July 1st-3rd
• Galway July 25th-31st
• Tramore August 11th-14th
• Killarney August 23rd- 26th
• Listowel Sept 11th-17th, Finale

• A league table will be managed and published by The Irish Field on a regular basis.

• League points will be awarded as follows:
• Race win 10points
• 2nd 6 points
• 3rd 4 points

• Only races within the above mentioned festivals will be included in the calculations.

• The trainer with the highest number of points after the last festival will be deemed the winner

• In the event of a tie, the trainer with the highest number of Group 1/Grade 1 winners will be deemed the winner.

• In the event of a further tie after that, the trainer with the highest number of Group 2 / Grade 2 winners will be deemed the winner.

• The sponsor's decision will be final in all matters and the sponsors reserve the right to amend the Terms and Conditions if the need arises at any time.

• The winning trainers will be presented with a new Equi-Trek Sonic 3.5tonne horsebox for a period of 12 months from the date of the last race. A no-cost hire agreement will be entered into between Finlay Horseboxes Limited and the winning trainer.

• The horsebox will be registered in the name of Finlay Horseboxes Limited and will be taxed for 12 months.

• The winning trainer must provide proof of comprehensive insurance on the vehicle for the full period.

• The winning trainer must agree to leave all the sign-writing in place on the vehicle for the period of the sponsorship. The sponsors reserve the right to remove or alter the sign-writing at any time. If this becomes necessary during the course of the 12 months sponsorship, the winning trainer must make the vehicle available to the sponsor with a reasonable notice.

• The Irish Field logos and references will be removed from the vehicle within 1 month of the end of the sponsorship and before the vehicle is sold by Finlay Horseboxes.

• The winning trainer will undertake to exonerate Finlay Horseboxes and The Irish Field from any liability such as parking fines, toll charges, speeding offences, overloading or other motoring offences.

• The winning trainer must commit to use the vehicle for none other than the purpose for which it was designed i.e. the transportation of Horses or Ponies.

• As per normal vehicle hire agreements the winning trainer will be financially responsible for any damage to the vehicle either inside or outside that may affect the value of the vehicle. The winning trainer will also be responsible for any excess arising from an insurance claim being made on the trainers insurance. Any repairs must be carried out only by Finlay Horseboxes and will be chargeable to the winning trainer or the Insurers.

• In the event of the winning Trainer breaching any of the above conditions, the sponsors have the right to terminate the sponsorship / hire of the vehicle before the 12 months have been reached.

see www.finlayhorseboxes.ie for more info.