Bord Na Mona new sponsor on St Stephen's Day Bord Na Mona were today announced as the chief sponsor at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day when they will be sponsoring five races including the Grade 1 Novice Chase and Juvenile Hurdle. The energy company take over as feature sponsor on the opening day of the Christmas Festival meeting from long-time supporter Durkan New Homes. The remainder of the four day Leopardstown Festival follows a familiar path to previous years, with Paddy Power sponsoring all seven races on day two including the Grade 1 Dial-A-Bet Chase and Future Champions Novice Hurdle together with the valuable three mile handicap - Paddy Power Chase. The Grade 1 action continues on day three with the Lexus Chase and the Knight Frank Novice Chase, while the staying hurdle division is catered for with the Grade 2 woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle. Champion Hurdle prospects will be on show in the Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle, the highlight of the fourth and final day. Leopardstown General Manager Tom Burke commented, “The Leopardstown Christmas Festival attracts many of the great National Hunt horses from home and abroad, all poised to go head-to-head in the feature races. We are looking forward to a great Festival meeting of highly competitive racing.”
