Punters relish the opportunity to dress up for St Stephen’s Day races
Jamie Kelly and Jude Travis at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day: 'I’ve been here for the last four years. I just love the buzz,' says Jude. Photograph: Colm Keena
Emma Murray and Tanisha Nawaz at Leopardstown: 'Everyone you know is here. It’s up there, one of the best events of the year,' says Tanisha. Photograph: Colm Keena Katie Dooley , from Tallaght, was there with her sister, Nadine , and their friend Sasha Woods , from Churchtown. “I love coming here,” said Jude Travis , from Bayside, Dublin, there with his friend Jamie Kelly from Malahide. “I’ve been here for the last four years. I just love the buzz.”
“It’s the only time of the year I look like this,” said a well-dressed Alex Larkin , from Bray, Co Wicklow. “The rest of the year I’m in tracksuits.” Thursday, day one of what is to be a four-day festival, attracted a “bumper crowd” of just over 17,000, the organisers said.
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