RACING FORUM

Posted: **Sun Feb 05, 2023 16:59 pm**

Huge crowds at the Leopardstown Two-Day Festival (over 18,000 attended yesterday). Todays Irish Champion Hurdle Grade 1 (€114,000 to the winner) only had five runners and STATE MAN was an impressive winner with HONEYSUCKLE second. In the Novice Chase Grade 1 (€90k to the winner) - there were only six runners and W.Mullins trained five of the runners and he didn't win! the race went to the G.Elliott trained MIGHTY POTTER . The other six races on the card had winners prizemoney of €60,000 - €90,000 - €90,000 - €90,000 - €90,000 - €60,000. That is some prizemoney for National Hunt Racing. Yesterdays Seven races had the following winners prizemoney €60,000 each 3 races, €90,000 another each 3 races and the feature races the Irish Gold Cup Grade 1 had €142,000 for the winner. Now I stress, all those listed monies were WINNERS prizemoney and there was plenty more for the placed runners for instance €51,000 for the second in the Gold Cup.