PRIZE money will be raised across the board at the Curragh this year in a bid to attract as many runners as possible in races at all levels.

Racing manager Evan Arkwright said: “We have made a lot of tweaks to our racing programme. The Guineas Festival is three days, starting on the Friday, the Derby Festival is also three days but starts on a Thursday, and we have a new two-day Autumn Festival at the end of September.”