Enjoying the Fitzpatrick Pierse pre-race gala dinner were: 1. James Scott-Lennon and Eithne Fitzpatrick; 2. Dervla McArdle and Emma Kelly; 3. Dave Coughlan and Penny Evans; 4. Eithne Fitzpatrick, Ged Pierse and Minister Mary Hanfin TD; 5. Lisa Clerkin, Gwen Molloy and Lisa Fitzpatrick.