WILLIE Mullins, Gavin Cromwell, Henry de Bromhead, Gordon Elliott and Ger Lyons are among the team captains confirmed for the Treo Eile Christmas Show on Thursday, December 11th at Emerald Equestrian Centre near Enfield on the Meath/Kildare border.

Also stepping up to the plate for the HRI Treo Eile Thoroughbred Classic team event are jockeys Paul Townend, Jack Kennedy, Patrick Mullins, Jody Townend, Mark Walsh, Colin Keane, Nicola Burns, Robbie Power and Kevin Manning.

The HRI Treo Eile Thoroughbred Classic, the feature class on the night, is a team competition to showcase the very best of Ireland’s retrained racehorses. Teams of four will compete in a timed competition.

Each team will have a professional or amateur jockey, who will all ride former racehorses. The fourth team member will be a talented pony rider. Each rider will jump a course of fences, followed by a jump-off to decide the winners of the coveted Horse Racing Ireland perpetual trophy.

Racing TV’s Kevin O’Ryan and Brendan McArdle of The Irish Field will act as masters of ceremonies when the Treo Eile Christmas Show gets under way at noon with two classes for thoroughbreds and a pony class for junior riders.

Olympian Sam Watson will host the ‘Connolly’s Red Mills Training your Thoroughbred’ clinic.

Andrea Ryan, CEO of Treo Eile, said: “The Treo Eile Christmas Show encapsulates all the good work that is done in thoroughbred aftercare throughout the year and is a wonderful chance to celebrate Ireland’s retrained racehorses.

“We get huge support from both the racing and equestrian world for the show, and I would like to thank all the riders and horse owners who generously give their time, as well as the organising committee. I would also like to thank all the sponsors of the show, who are always willing whenever we ask for support. This is my first time experiencing the Treo Eile Christmas Show and I truly cannot wait!”

The Treo Eile Christmas Show will be streamed live on Horse & Country TV.

Tickets cost €15 per person, family ticket (two adults, two children) are €40 and a 10-ticket bundle is €100. Tickets can be purchased online at eventbrite.ie