Crunching the numbers while Meade prepares for a Disko in the Cotswolds

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Noel Meade with Flogas Novice Chase winner Disko: the trainer thinks the grey could give him a fifth Cheltenham Festival win

Noel Meade: seen here with his pride and joy Disko, says he is enjoying training as much now as he ever hasCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

We are celebrating all things Irish in one of Ireland's fanciest hotels with one of Ireland's finest and funniest trainers.

The five-star Westbury Hotel, located just off Grafton Street, is the scene for Monday's celebration, organised by Cheltenham racecourse as a result of a study by an economic impact analysis by the University of Gloucestershire.

Noel Meade, as it happens, is still in celebratory mood after Disko ended a two-year Grade 1 drought for the trainer in the Flogas Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday. His Cheltenham drought lasted so much longer.

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Published on 13 February 2017inNews

Last updated 18:54, 13 February 2017

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