Fresh from their camogie tournament in Limerick two
weeks ago, Holland Ladies pulled on their gladrags and fancy hats for the
Holland Ladies Race Night held in the
Hague
Organised by the power duo of Rose Holland and Eimhear Whelan, the girls were looking to fundraise for the upcoming European tournaments, as well show off their new kit kindly sponsored by Catering2U.
Organised by the power duo of Rose Holland and Eimhear Whelan, the girls were looking to fundraise for the upcoming European tournaments, as well show off their new kit kindly sponsored by Catering2U.
Master of ceremonies was Denis Reidy, and he had some
good fun going through the names of over 60 horses and jockeys. A selection of
those were:
Horse – Jockey:
Face of
an angel, mouth of a sailor - Marina Hol
She’d even sleep with the coach to get on the team - Deirdre
White
Rose’s stud - Jack O’ Gorman
Sick Note - Ivan Stynes
Blinkered - Tony Bass
Ah they’re lovely boys really - Mary Gavin
The Sheikh - Ian O’ Malley
The big excitement of the night came from the Auction race
where over 700 euros was spent by 8 different consortiums buying horses. The
winners of the race were Conor O’Rourke and Ruairi Lehmann on “Jackeens for Sam”.
There were mild celebrations by the boys…….
Congrats to all the girls on a great night and thanks to all the
racing fanatics who showed up!
