ARTIST Marina Hamilton, from St Johnston, Co Donegal, is back at Punchestown for the festival next week on stand 16 and 24 in the new covered area, The Street.

A warmer experience can only help trade, we hope!

John Fitzgerald, well known equine and sporting artist, has launched an exciting range of lifestyle merchandise which will also be unveiled at the Punchestown Festival.

Elaine Jenkins from The-Collections, who have produced the range, said: “We are delighted to collaborate with Irishartist John Fitzgerald to express his stunning paintings in a unique range of silk scarves.

“The debut collection features a range of artworks, including a National Hunt scene, Full Flight. If you look closely there is also a link to Punchestown in the background with a map of the course as was shown in a racecard dating back to 1897.”

John will also have some new paintings on display as part of his Punchestown exhibition, including some of the recent Cheltenham heroes at Stand S1, The Street.

info@The-Collections.ie or info@JohnFitzgeraldArt.ie

New baby

CONGRATULATIONS to Lombardstown trainer Eugene O’Sullivan and his wife Alurie on the birth of their daughter Millie recently.

Punchestown competition

THANK you for a wonderful response to our Punchestown competition. The 10 winners are: Don Cashman (Glanworth, Co Cork), Anne Maguire (Ballymote, Co Sligo), Barry O’Keeffe (Rathfarnham, Dublin 14), Catriona Walsh (Thurles, Co Tipperary), Noeleen Maher (Templemore, Co Tipperary), Brian Egan (Tulla, Co Clare), Dawn Leadon-Bolger (Baltinglass, Co Wicklow), Pat Lynch (Kilmallock, Co Limerick), Breda O’Dowd (Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny) and Elaine Scoares (Rhode, Co Offaly).

Trainers look for blessings

DENIS Nulty, the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, was a guest of honour at the Punchestown Festival media launch at the racecourse on Tuesday evening.

A keen racing fan, the Bishop was seen having private conversations with both Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins during the evening. We wonder were the trainers asking for a special blessing or making their confessions?