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Kube McNamara Fundraiser a big success

Martina Murphy-Dunne presents the cheque to Robbie's brother AndrewMartina Murphy-Dunne presents the cheque to Robbie's brother Andrew
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- €43,000 raised in The Kube Fundraiser for Robbie McNamara

The Kube fundraiser held on Saturday January 30th, has raised €43,000 to date for the Robbie McNamara Fund. A cheque was officially presented to the McNamara family, on Friday 29th April at the Punchestown National Hunt Festival by event organiser, Martina Murphy-Dunne.

The majority of the money raised came through the charity auction and the money raised by the 36 contestants taking part including 18 jockeys such as Sir Anthony McCoy, 11-time champion National Hunt jockey Ruby Walsh, 8-time Flat champion jockey Pat Smullen, record-breaking Flat jockey, Joseph O’Brien, two-time champion Davy Russell, top lady rider Katie Walsh, champion point-to-point rider Jamie Codd, champion amateur rider Patrick Mullins, Gigginstown House retained rider, Bryan Cooper along with rising stars of the weigh room Jonathan Burke, Adrian Heskin and Conor Hoban.

The fundraiser was based on the television game show The Cube, which offers contestants the chance to win a top prize by completing challenges from within a 4m x 4m x 4m perspex cube. Robbie’s brother, jockey turned trainer, Andrew McNamara was the overall winner on the night.

Martina Murphy Dunne, Racing Secretary for Dermot Weld and event organiser, said: "In organising this event, the committee and I expected a lot of goodwill but we did not anticipate such a generous response — this figure exceeds all expectations. Special thanks go to all the people who came along to the event, the jockeys, trainers and all the other contestants who put on a great show and of course my colleagues on the committee for their time and effort in making the event happen."

Anyone who still wishes to contribute to the fund can email: [email protected]