By Dan Walsh
There is a strong entry with considerable local interest for the Friday afternoon Wexford races at Bettyville Park.
The first of the seven races, which includes three hurdles and four steeplechases, begins at 3.45pm. The conditions are described as ‘yielding to good (watering)’ and the weather forecast is dry and breezy.
Some local trainers will have runners including Paul Nolan, Liz Doyle, Colm Murphy, Leonard Whitmore, Seamus Neville and Philip Rothwell.
Local jockeys Sean Flanagan, Jordan Gainford, and Sean O’Keeffe have mounts in Saturday’s Randox Grand National at Aintree, but they will be in action on the home track. JJ Slevin is another Wexford jockey riding in Saturday’s big race, but he is already at the famous track.
This meeting is the second of a dozen fixtures at Wexford for the 2025 season. The organisers are anticipating a substantial turnout.
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