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In a rapidly changing Ireland there is comfort in the knowledge that events like the Listowel Harvest Festival remain more or less the same as they have been for generations.
I’m sure the inaugural Listowel Festival back in 1862 was a far cry from the modern version in many aspects. Back then there were no permanent structures on the island racecourse and the event was run over just three days.
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We have decided to retire Lord Erskine. We had him ready to go to Listowel next week and a little bit of heat came back in his tendon where we got a knock, so we decided we would stop. As a 13-year-old with 79 runs, including two for Willie McCreery, and 14 wins across the Flat and over hurdles, he was a great servant. He is going to remain in the yard for his retirement.
It was Willie McCreery who said to me that he was going to the sales (in 2016) and he thought he was well worth buying. He thought he just wanted time and actually thought he had an engine. He thought he was decent and he was proved right. That's how I ended up getting the horse.
By Gary Carson - A mark of 70, which lets EMIZA (10) into this grade, could prove lenient. The Blue Point filly drops back in trip after weakening a touch late over a mile at Navan last time. She had run well over course and distance, despite running freely, on her previous start when runner-up to Trek Home. On that form she’d be hard to beat. English import Eleanor Shelby has been eased a few pounds letting her into this race on her first outing for Joseph O’Brien. She’s a potential danger. The 69-rated Dandymaria is another to consider in this restricted maiden.
