Kenny champing at the bit at stylish Fairyhouse

Business was booming with a bumper crowd at Grand National Monday at Fairyhouse — with cash flying and a visit from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Kenny champing at the bit at stylish Fairyhouse

The Taoiseach and his wife Fionnuala arrived mid-afternoon and he later met the jockeys lining up for the Grand National before taking questions in the parade ring.

After revealing he was going to have a flutter on the big race, he praised the Irish horse-racing industry, revealed he had chatted with Ruby Walsh in the weigh room, and said he was relieved that Fairyhouse didn’t have to be called off due to bad weather.

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