THIS coming Harvest Festival will mark my 10th anniversary as secretary of Listowel Race Company. I worked as Assistant (secretary) to my late father up until his death in 2015.

While it might have seemed a natural progression that I would inherit the job, I am lucky to have a very supportive board of directors, who put their trust in me. On Sunday afternoon, the first of seven days of this year’s festival gets underway with an all National Hunt card.