Festive hunt: Christmas Day 1993 is a Saturday, so The Irish Field actually hits the streets on the morning of Christmas Eve. The front page contains the headline “Happy Christmas To All Our Readers” and three-quarters of the page is covered by a Peter Curling picture. It shows a wintry scene of a huntsman on horseback crossing a stone bridge over a stream.

The left side of the page has a box with a list of the highlights of the issue, including cards and form for Leopardstown and Limerick on St Stephen’s Day Sunday, and declarations for Leopardstown and Limerick on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, plus declarations for Monday’s meeting at Down Royal.