ANNE Byrne, chair of the committee which ran the fund-raising lunch at Tattersalls on the Friday of the international event, was in touch to say that in excess of €35,000 (and counting) was collected for St John’s Ward and Cancer Research for Crumlin Children’s Hospital (CMRS).

Anne, who only had to totter over the road in her high heels, was backed-up by a great committee comprising mainly Ward Union Pony Club-associated ladies such as ex-District Commissioner Katie Greene, the present incumbent Orlagh Sherry, secretary Miriam Coakley, Lucy Donegan, Carol Stone and a bevy of hard-working ticket sellers.