OVER 90 former stable staff members attended a special ‘thank you’ lunch at Naas Racecourse last Sunday.

Organised by the Irish Stablestaff Association in conjunction with Naas Racecourse, the event was a major success. Bernard Caldwell, chief executive of the ISA, said: “It was very well attended, the food was excellent and the feedback has been great. Naas Racecourse and the caterers were brilliant.

“Seamie Heffernan popped in for a chat and Johnny Murtagh came up and tipped everyone his winner in the last (Take Heart), which was the icing on the cake. It was one of those days when everything was just perfect and hopefully we can do it again sometime.”