Fairyhouse officials hoping to improve on the 28,000 fans that attended the 2023 Easter Festival
Fairyhouse officials are confident they can continue the recent upward curve in Irish racing’s festival attendances during their upcoming Easter action.
Last year’s Easter Monday attendance of 16,165 was up over a thousand on 2022 and contributed to a total festival tally of just over 28,000. That weather has left ground conditions officially “heavy” at Fairyhouse and the decision has been taken to cut the maximum fields for non-graded races to 20 from 25.
Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott each have a trio of entries among the nine left in the WillowWarm Gold Cup, traditionally known as the Powers Gold Cup, and which features both Galopin Des Champs and Al Boum Photo on its recent roll of honour. Farouk D’alene is topweight for Monday’s Irish National but Elliott’s stayer also features at No 16 of the 58 entries left in the Randox Aintree Grand National after Tuesday’s latest forfeit stage for the world’s most famous steeplechase.