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Filling the void: Irish Grand National documentary to air on Saturday night

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Filling the void: Irish Grand National documentary to air on Saturday night

The Irish Grand National– Chasing A Dream is a documentary which chronicles the history of the Easter Monday showpiece at Fairyhouse. It will be broadcast on TG4 at 7pm on Saturday evening. The documentary features the Carberry, Dreaper, Moore, Mullins, Taaffe and Walsh families and is contextualised with relevant transformative events in Irish history. Ann Ferris, the first female rider to win the race, Mouse Morris, Jenny Pitman, Richard Dunwoody and the late Noel O’Brien also feature in the programme. Liberty Counsel won the Irish National as a 50-1 shot in 2013 for trainer Dot Love and her rider Ben Dalton.

The Irish Grand National documentary will air on Saturday night.

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