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‘I thought I’d never replicate the buzz of riding a winner at Cheltenham, but this is way better’ - meet the finance high-flyer who conquered racing
Barry Connell tells Colm Greaves his remarkable story as he looks forward to another big day with Marine Nationale
Colm GreavesFeatures writer
Barry Connell in his office at Boherbaun Stables
Credit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Just as Greater London has the M25, Dublin has its very own orbital motorway, carefully designed, on paper at least, to relieve the dreadful traffic congestion in the city. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t always work as planned, and traffic jams can often be twice as bad as those on its British counterpart. This may provide a clue as to why it was named the M50 in the first place.
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