Crazy to have so few National Hunt meetings in run up to Christmas

I have been asked several times of late, by a number of punters, as to why there is such a lack of racing for much of December, on the lead-in to Christmas.

Well, Horse Racing Ireland is responsible for the fixture list, so the obvious response is they clearly feel that is the right thing to do.

It really is totally baffling that the National Hunt game is allowed to almost shut down for long periods at this time of year.

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