The Harvest Festival in Listowel kicked off in earnest over the weekend but for jockey, valet and pilot Sean Flanagan, he was busier than most.
The Wexford man had a big win on the opening day of the festival as a jockey, taking the Kinisla Handicap Steeplechase aboard Net Boy, but he's been busy transporting his fellow jockeys from the course and to other courses as well.
Come Monday, his pilot licence came in handy as he helped Sam Coen ride horses in Listowel and then in Fairyhouse.
He detailed the experience to RTÉ Sport.
"There's not many mixed, double meetings here anymore," Flanagan explained.
"The odd lad had tried to do both and obviously Listowel to Fairyhouse is geologically, not very workable, but with the valeting team we look after some of the lads and they just rang up and asked would I be able to do them a turn and I enjoy a bit of flying and sure it's grand."
That noble act to some was just a normal day for Flanagan who even had time to enjoy the surrounds in his aeroplane on a calm and clear Monday.
"It was beautiful actually. Weather was a bit cloudy and foggy early in the morning and then it cleared up beautifully and it was a lovely spin down.
"(Sam's) in the second race here and we'll get out of here as quick as we can and we'll head straight for Fairyhouse."
It's not the first time that Flanagan's aviation skills have been optimised, nor will it be his last. The aim now is to land at every race track in Ireland.
"Navan to Limerick I've done it myself only two weeks back. I have done Down Royal to Wexford. That was a nice hop. And then here," he added.
"I actually was going home from here last night and I had a look. I think I have nine race courses left and other than that I'll be off to land at them all. Now it is a little thing I have in my pocket, I want to do it for charity and try landing them all.
"So that's on the list to do, you know, but we're ticking them off one at a time."
