By Dan Walsh
The first of 12 race meetings during 2024 at Bettyville Park, Wexford, kicks off on St. Patrick’s Day (Sunday) with the first race of seven races off at 1.57pm.
The celebrity status of the occasion will be boosted by the presence of Cheltenham winning jockeys Rachael Blackmore, Paul Townend and Patrick Mullins, while winning trainers this week at the Cheltenham Festival – Willie Mullins and Henry de Bromhead – have entries from respective stables in neighbouring counties Carlow and Waterford.
The going will be heavy after a week of heavy rain. Horse Racing Ireland confirmed to WexfordLocal.com that Going will be “Heavy. Following 30mm of rain since entries. Unsettled with up to a further 10mm of rain prior to racing. Monitoring the situation. Hurdle track is 19 yards off innermost line and Chase track is 3 yards off innermost line.”
Met Éireann is predicting “Showers. High of 13 degrees Celsius. Chance of rain 50%” for Sunday in the south-east.”
It promises to be a great day’s sport with a good social dimension, and the chance to pick a few winners. Wexford racecourse would like to welcome all the loyal supporters and some new to the track to get the 2024 racing season at Bettyville off to the perfect start.
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