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Onenightidreamed goes for back to back Tote Irish Lincolnshire victories at the Curragh this Sunday
Day three of the festival and the sun shone down on a magnificent crowd, the third year-on-year attendance breaker of the week for the famous Kildare venue. Here are the top news stories from the day!
Attendance Figures:
- 2015 17,435
- 2014 16,158
Up 1,277 on this day last year
So far after 3 days up 3,164
Big Race Winners:
Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Won by Jezki
- Ridden by Mark Walsh
- Trained by Jessica Harrington
- Owned by JP McManus
The FBD Cross County Chase for the La Touche Cup
- Won by Uncle Junior
- Ridden by Patrick Mullins
- Trained by Willie Mullins
He won the race in 2012 and got back on top today at the tender age of 14 making Uncle Junior is the oldest horse to ever win the La Touche Cup
Celebs in attendance
- Ronnie Wood
- Roz Purcell
- Andrea Roche
- Caitriona Hanly
- Minister Simon Coveney TD
The Gold Fever Best Dressed Lady Winner Today:
Kay O’Connor originally from Tipperary now living in Dublin
Dick O’Sullivan, General Manager at Punchestown Racecourse said “I am very happy third day in the row we are up on figures, collectively we are up on last year’s attendances by 3,164 despite the inclement weather we started the week with. We enjoyed sunshine today and the forecast is good for tomorrow (Friday) when we race again from 3:40pm and it’s Ladies Day which will also see the final of The Gold Fever Best Dressed Lady competition win the trip of an lifetime to Makanyi Lodge, South Africa.”
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