IN case you hadn’t noticed (which would be excusable if you haven’t opened a newspaper, or turned on a radio/TV/computer/phone/tablet/hearing aid since Monday) there’s a popular racing event going on at the moment.
This would explain the bustling crowds at The Castle Bar in Rock Street since Tuesday, as the interest in Cheltenham intensifies.
The Rollover competition in the bar hit record levels this year with 195 entries generating a prize pot of €19,500. This is making it the place to be to watch the results come in, as evidenced by the amount of punters there on Wednesday.
Of course there was the added attraction of a Best Dressed Lady and Gentlemen’s competition with some great prizes up for grabs.
The first prize for the ladies went to Sandra Leahy in a black and light grey dress who picked up a €150 hamper from Sam McAuleys for her stylish efforts.
In second place was Kim Kerins who won a voucher for Cassidys Restaurant, Aileen Riordan was third and awarded a voucher of Gruaig on Pembroke Street for her troubles, while Alex Buhl was handed a voucher for Paddy Power for coming fourth.
The dapper Vincent Sheehy was the deserving winner of the men’s prize of another Sam McAuley’s hamper (with more masculine products, of course). Jeremiah Naughton won the runner-up prize of a voucher for Paddy Power.
The atmosphere is expected to be equally as electric today for St Patrick’s Day while the crowds will be out the door again for Gold Cup day on Friday, traditionally the busiest day of Cheltenham week, when by the end of the racing , the winner of the Rollover will be €6,000 richer. Scroll down for photos…
