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Don't be codding yourself - Cheltenham Festival just won't be the same this year

Paul Nolan, in that wholesome husky tone of his, is telling me about the time Noble Prince won the Jewson. We've reached the ten-year anniversary.

"Des Sharkey [owner of Noble Prince] booked a hotel for the celebrations a few weeks in advance; that's how confident he was," he tells me.

This, of course, was back in the effervescent era of hugs and hooleys, of yarns and sing songs.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 19 February 2021inComment

Last updated 16:11, 19 February 2021

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