A winter packed with wonderful possibilities

Easter Monday 2016. Somewhere in County Meath. The traffic all the way up to Fairyhouse is brutal. It’s not surprising really.

A winter packed with wonderful possibilities
Sat, 24 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

Even though Cheltenham is already over a week in the rear view mirror the attraction of the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday has always been an irresistible one for lovers of jump racing.

When this meeting finishes only Punchestown stands between them and a summer of scrawny-legged two-year olds.

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