This year’s Laytown races fixture unveiled some budding equine artists from pupils at Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and Scoil Oilibheir Naofa national schools, through a racing-themed colouring competition.
Over forty entries were received from pupils from the Laytown schools which were displayed at the beach race meeting on Thursday September 8.
Chloe Ryder, Ollie Lukasiewicz, Doireann Brophy, Olivia Rowley, Nisi Ajao, Eimear Brandsma, Nevayah Hegarty, Celine Duffy, Conor Redden came out on top in their age categories while artwork from 10 pupils Alicia Wiskneskra, Sophie doyle, Molly Molloy, Polly Bartley, Bernice Tung, Sofia Sandor, Matteo Nigor, Abigail Stafford, Robyn Carolina and Conall Downey was highly commended.
Entries were judged on three age categories – four- to six-year-olds, seven- to nine-year-olds and ten years old and upwards along with ten pupils who were highly commended for their artistic abilities. The pupils were rewarded with Scotch Hall Shopping Centre gift cards.
Laytown Races Chairman, Joe Collins, said: “We were really impressed by the artistic talent shown by the pupils of Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and Scoil Oilibheir Naofa. The racing art competition entries, which were displayed on the weigh room wall, created great interest from all the racegoers and added a great splash of colour to our race meeting.
“I would like to thank Ms Darcy and Ms Maguire and all their colleagues from the school for their help. Thanks also goes to Scotch Hall Shopping Centre for kindly providing the prizes. Hopefully, we can make this an annual event and provide a platform where the pupils can learn more about horses in a child-centred way.”
Pupils from Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and Scoil Oilibheir Naofa, winners of the racing colour competition at the Laytown Races seen with Laytown Races committee member Paul Kerbey and Peter Dolan from Scotch Hall Shopping Centre.
