Ryanair back Leopardstown card Ryanair will be the title sponsor when supporting three races on the last day of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival on December 29th. The airline, whose chief executive Michael O'Leary owns horses under the banner of the Gigginstown House Stud, will also back the feature Grade One Ryanair Hurdle, formerly the Istabraq Festival Hurdle. O'Leary said: "Ryanair is delighted to team up with Leopardstown to sponsor day four of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival. We look forward to bringing thousands of Irish people home for Christmas." Leopardstown chief executive Pat Keogh said: "This year's Ryanair Hurdle promises to be another great encounter and could see Hurricane Fly, Our Conor and Jezki go head to head over the two-mile distance. "We are delighted to welcome Ryanair, one of Europe's leading consumer brands and Ireland's favourite airline, to Leopardstown. They will add enormously to our Christmas Festival."
