With just days left to the Leopardstown Christmas Festival things are really starting to heat up with a top class line up and some amazing prizes on offer. On each of the four days racegoers will be invited to enter the free Festival Racecard Competition. The winner and a friend will win a VIP trip to the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup on the 10th of February and a trip to Cheltenham Festival in March courtesy of Tully’s Travel.
On Thursday the 27th paddypowerbingo.com are giving racegoers the chance to win 1 of 5 Gucci handbags and a holiday worth €3,000.
Every lady will be given a card with 3 numbers on it on entry to the racecourse – if the number on the card matches the number of the winning horse of the Paddy Power chase, they’ll be in with a chance to win one of the 5 Gucci handbags and a €3,000 holiday voucher.
On 28th of December Lexus Ireland will host the first ‘Best-Dressed Lady’ at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival. Lexus Ireland has partnered with The Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt, to offer the winner of Ladies Day at The Lexus Chase a prize valued €15,000, making it the richest Ladies Day prize in winter racing.
The ‘Best Dressed Lady’ will win luxury Lexus chauffeur transfers to the five-star Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt, where they will stay in the ultra-exclusive Presidential Suite for two nights, enjoying dinner for two at Gordon Ramsay, luxury ESPA Pampering, plus a €2,000 shopping spree with a style counsel advisor, including champagne breakfast, at Dundrum Town Centre. Also with thanks to woodiesdiy.com, there is a €500 gift card to be won on the third day of the festival.
Racing will get under way at 12.25pm each day with gates opening at 10.15am. The Paddy Power Morning Line will be broadcast live from the racecourse from 11am each day. Lasting 45 minutes, it will provide Racegoers with an extensive insight into the key contenders for each race and will include bookmaker tips, interviews with key sponsors, trainers and jockeys
With a Tote Jackpot guaranteed each day of €30,000 the Tote have generously given the panel a €150 jackpot charity bet, with all proceeds going to the Research Centre of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin. This will be chosen by the Paddy Power Morning Line panel each day.
How to get there
There will be a bus going from Busarus at 11.00am and 11.20am and returning from the Bus Car Park at 4.00pm and 4.20pm.
Racegoers can also avail of a shuttle bus from the Sandyford Luas stop. (Green Line)
Alternatively Racegoers can take exit 15 from the M50
Tickets are still available from www.leopardstown.com or 01 2890500
* The administration office will be open until 1pm on Christmas Eve.