IN this weekend’s Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) column, as Punchestown takes centre stage, we’re already planning the next big one as we catch up with the team at Fairyhouse to see how things are shaping up for their upcoming Winter Festival.

Book in advance, come early and dress appropriately are the top tips for racegoers planning to visit the Co Meath track for the Baroneracing.com Winter Festival at Fairyhouse, with manager Peter Roe commenting: “The reality is that the covid protocols that we are working with during this interim phase of the reopening are quite time consuming. We have to capture all patrons’ details for contact tracing purposes and it can be tedious on arrival.