Punchestown

winners

MANY thanks to all those who entered our competition last week to win tickets to the Punchestown Racing Festival next week.

The 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.

Andrew Younghusband RIP

THERE was much shock at the death of Nenagh former event rider and amateur jockey Andrew Younghusband. There are no funeral arrangements confirmed yet but they will be posted on RIP.ie.

Biomechanics clinic

LOUISE Magill’s Littlemills Stables in Dundalk is hosting a clinic by Russell Guire from Centaur Biomechanics on July 28th next. All welcome.

Liverpool Horse Show

RECOVERING after a devastating New Year’s Eve car park fire, the launch took place this week of Liverpool International Horse Show which will go ahead at the Echo Arena from December 28th-31st.

Show organiser Nina Barbour said: “The cancellation of our New Year’s Eve evening session was absolutely devastating both for our team and all our supporters who were there to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Many of our team and visitors also suffered a great deal of heartbreak losing their cars and possessions.

“Given the financial implications, we were forced to think long and hard about the future of our show but with help from the Arena, together with the tremendous support we’ve had from our spectators, the equestrian community and everyone involved from the city of Liverpool, we have been able to regroup and go ahead.”

Title sponsor

WITH Longines as the new title sponsor of the new FEI Nations Cup series taking place throughout Europe, this year’s Dublin Horse Show, will be known as the Longines FEI Jumping Nations CupTM of Ireland. Please also see A64 for full list of RDS qualifiers.