Over €31,000 raised from Pat Smullen Races Dr Adrian McGoldrick accepted a cheque for €31,692 on behalf of Childrens' Health Ireland, Crumlin Hospital at the Curragh Racecourse on Sunday. The money was raised from a series of races run in honour of Pat Smullen at Fairyhouse, Limerick, Dundalk, Clonmel, Dundalk, Navan, and Punchestown organised by John Butler (Jockeys Physio) and Paul Quish (Racecourse Announcer). Paul Quish said: "Pat Smullen was inspirational in his support for our Jockey’s Jingle project in 2019 and the subsequent visit by jockeys, trainers and racing officials to Crumlin Hospital, so we dedicated the fundraising effort to his memory. We specifically focused on raising funds to buy a spinal cell saver auto transfusion, an essential piece of equipment CHI at Crumlin identified to provide children all over Ireland with life-changing treatment. In just 3 weeks before Christmas, jockeys, trainers and racing personalities put the call out on social media (and John and I begged everyone we met), asking racing and sports fans for donations towards the essential blood transfusion equipment. In addition to the social media campaign, many Irish racecourses named a race to promote the fundraising initiative - “Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser for Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin in memory of Pat Smullen."
