Boylesports on Board at Punchestown Boylesports.com New Grade 1 Sponsor at Punchestown Punchestown Racecourse is delighted to announce that Boylesports.com is to sponsor the Grade 1 Boylesports.com Novice Chase at this year's Irish National Hunt Festival. The E90,000 contest, run over three miles, will take place on the opening day of the five day festival, Tuesday 28th April. The Boylesports.com Champion Novice Chase is one of eleven Grade 1 races run at the Punchestown Festival. Previous winners of this coveted contest include Air Force One, Missed That and Forget The Past. While last year's race went for export this year's event is sure to attract a strong Irish defence team including horses like Cooldine, Aran Concerto, Trafford Lad and Forpadytheplasterer. Willie Mullins trainer of Cooldine who won the race in 2006 with Missed That said, "The Boylesports.com Champion Chase will certainly be the aim for Cooldine and perhaps one or two others all going well. It's fantastic to see top class races like this receiving such support and I'd like to welcome Boylesports.com as a sponsor to the Irish National Hunt Festival." Boylesports is Ireland's largest independent bookmakers with 140 shops around the country. The company prides itself on the high quality of the services and facilities they offer their customers including state of the art online betting and fon-a-bet services. Their commitment to customer service is ensured by their highly trained team of over 600 employees. On announcing the sponsorship, Mark Nunan, Head of Marketing for Boylesports, said, "The Novice Chase is a fantastic race and we at Boylesports are delighted to be working in partnership with Punchestown at the Irish National Hunt Festival. The Boylesports.com Novice Chase will attract some top horses and this sponsorship further highlights Boylesports' continued commitment to Irish Horse Racing." Dick O'Sullivan, Manager of Punchestown Racecourse commented "Boylesports are a great addition to the Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown. It is great to get a sponsor of this calibre in these testing times and adds even further to the retained high quality of the festival for 2009 and beyond." The Five Day Irish National Hunt Festival takes place at Punchestown from 28th of April to 2nd of May full details of ticket prices and hospitality packages can be obtained on www.punchestown.com
