THE Castle Bar was the place to be this week for punters in Tralee who couldn’t be at the real thing at Cheltenham.
The well known pub even went as far as holding a best dressed ladies and men’s competition on Thursday to add a bit of style in the bar.
The winners were Darran Kane and Aileen Riordan who received a hamper each from Sam McAuley’s Chemists.
“The week has gone very, very good,” said Adrian O’Sullivan of the Castle Bar.
“On other years we were up on numbers. After Willie Mullins getting the few winners on Tuesday it has kept the ship afloat with punters winning big in the bar,” said Adrian.
The Castle Bar Cheltenham Rollover competition is a massive draw as well with the winner set to net €5,000 in prize money and a total of almost €18,000 given out in all.
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Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Graham Riordan, Aileen Riordan (winners of Best Dressed Lady), George Carnegie, Eileen Cooper and Catherine Dempsey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Alan O’Brien, Jennifer Mackey and Brian Mackey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Adrian, Grainne and Lorna O’Sullivan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: John O’Sullivan and Mike Cronin. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Francie O’Shea, Darren Kane (winner Best Dressed Man), Timmy Sugrue and Martin Hobbert. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Bruddy Burrows, Caroline Hutchinson and Sean Hutchinson. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Tom, Tim and Junior Foley. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Enjoying the Cheltenham Festival at the Castle Bar were, from left: Stephen Curtin, John Bowler and Chris Foley. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
