I won't sell my dream: defiant Corkery knocks back offers for Master McShee

Ian Power: 'For Paddy to have one good horse like Master McShee and to give me the ride in the first place and then to leave me on him, it's just fantastic. I couldn't thank him enough.”

Master McShee: not for sale at any priceCredit: David Keane

Your money is no good to me. That is the message Paddy Corkery has delivered to prospective suitors eyeing up the trainer-owner's emerging talent Master McShee, who will be bidding to enhance his reputation in Sunday's Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Corkery had yet to register a winner until Master McShee struck in a Cork maiden hurdle in December and the seven-year-old followed that up by landing a competitive handicap in style at the Leopardstown Christmas festival.

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Brian SheerinReporter

Published on 13 January 2021inNews

Last updated 20:48, 13 January 2021

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