William Hill to Sponsor Irish Racing Event on February 23rd
Spring Festivals Trials Day announces William Hill as its title sponsor
William Hill will sponsor a major Irish racing event in four additional races. © Getty Images
Key Facts:
- William Hill set to sponsor the Spring Festivals Trials Day 2025 event in Ireland
- The bookmaker will now be sponsoring an additional four races
- Spring Festivals Trials Day 2025 takes place close to Dublin
William Hill has been confirmed as the title sponsor of 2025’s Spring Festivals Trials Day. This horse racing event will be held at Naas Racecourse, located 18 miles outside of Dublin and has been hosting horse races since 1924.
Spring Festival Trials Day is scheduled for Sunday, 23 February, and is one of the horse racing venues’ biggest national hunt race meetings. It has showcased many future success stories, introducing the likes of Gerri Colombe, Carefully Selected, Bottler’s Secret and more to the professional horse racing scene.
Details of William Hill’s Sponsorship Deal
As per the deal, William Hill will sponsor a total of four races on the day of the event. These are listed below along with their start times and prize funds:
- Top Price Guarantee Winning Fair Hurdle, 14:20, €30,000
- Best Odds Guaranteed Nas Na Riogh Novice Handicap Steeplechase, 15:20, €45,000
- Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Hurdle, 16:20, €16,000
- William Hill Proper Prices (Pro/Am) Flat Race, 17:20, €12,000
Bottler’s Secret debuted just last year in the Winning Fair Hurdle race and won its first professional race. Stellar Story and William Munny are just two of the Flat Race winners who have done well for themselves in later races.
As for the Novice Handicap Steeplechase, some very reputable contenders have won it. One of these, Limerick Lace, became a victor at Cheltenham and Home By The Lee is a key racer in Grade 1 over hurdles.
Comments on the Sponsorship Deal
Aidan McGarry, the manager of Naas Racecourse, has said the following about William Hill’s sponsorship:
We are delighted to welcome William Hill as our sponsorship partner for one of our flagship fixtures. Naas Racecourse is a notorious nursery of champions – both over jumps and on the flat – and Festivals Trials Day at the end of February is perfectly timed with the right type of races for horses to go on and win some valuable jumps races at the major spring festivals. – Aidan McGarry, Naas Racecourse Manager, Naas Racecourse Manager Comments on William Hill Sponsorship, SBC News
He also mentioned that William Hill is the title sponsor for both Cheltenham and Punchestown and that he’s looking forward to seeing horses from Spring Festivals Trials Day compete at those events and others.
Andrew McCleave, William Hill Ireland’s Head of Marketing, had this to say about the Spring Festivals Trials Day sponsorship deal:
We are thrilled to be sponsoring Spring Festivals Trials Day at Naas. This card has been a real springboard for future stars in recent years, and we’re really excited to see which promising individuals run at Naas on 23 February. We also see this raceday as a fantastic addition to William Hill’s Irish sponsorship roster, which is headed by our headline season support of Dundalk Stadium and the William Hill Champion Chase at the Punchestown Festival. – Andrew McCleave, William Hill Ireland, William Hill Ireland Comments on New Sponsorship, SBC News
He also mentioned that William Hill considers itself to be at the very centre of Irish horse racing. This is thanks to the brand’s multiple sponsorships and ambassador team, including Keith Donoghue and Gavin Cromwell. The Spring Festivals Trials Day sponsorship fits in perfectly with its other partnerships.
