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Massive crowds at Listowel
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 Michael Graham - TASSAROLO (1) posted his sole victory on the Flat over a similar trip at Killarney. He is on a very handy mark with Mel Sheridan booked to claim 7lb, and was a decent fourth on his last outing here over a trip that was at the upper end of his stamina. Rain-softened ground shouldn't inconvenience Chloe's Boy being by Sottsass. He got off the mark with a game effort in Punchestown and could build upon that off 4lb higher. No More Hiding has Billy Lee's assistance again after the pair came home second over further at this racecourse in early September, so they ought to be involved in the distribution of prize money.
