Leopardstown Racecourse has announced that mortgage protection company Beatthebank.ie has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal to co-sponsor the Grade 3 Mares Hurdle with the Irish European Breeders Fund.
The race takes place on Thursday, December 29th, day four of the famous Christmas Festival. The race will have a prize fund of €40,000.
Founded by Niall O’Connor in 2019, Beatthebank.ie and Financial Planning Matters are based in Sandyford, Dublin, just around the corner from the racecourse, and employs five staff.
The company currently offers mortgage protection and life insurance, is completely digital and as a result, can offer the cheapest premium in the Irish Market. It combines the power of innovative technology with world-class financial and insurance expertise to make it easy for anyone to access and apply mortgage protection and Life insurance.
“The Leopardstown Christmas Festival is a special Christmas sporting tradition where lots of families and friends (including our own) meet up and celebrate the festivities over the four days,” said O’Connor.
“We are delighted to partner with Leopardstown Racecourse and be part of the great Christmas racing tradition and we are looking forward to our first Beatthebank.ie Irish EBF Mares Hurdle on Thursday 29th December.”
“The team and I at Leopardstown are thrilled to welcome Beatthebank.ie to our portfolio of Christmas Festival sponsors,” added Leopardstown CEO Tim Husbands. “We are looking forward to collaborating with such an innovative brand to build customers and add value.”
The Leopardstown Christmas Festival takes place over four days from Monday December 26 to Thursday December 29, featuring top-class National Hunt races including seven Grade 1 jumps races.
