Barry Connell Punchestown Festival Preview Special | Inside Track: Ireland Ep 14

On the eve of the Punchestown Festival, and Marine Nationale defending his William Hill Champion Chase crown, who better to visit for the latest William Hill Inside Track: Ireland episode than Barry Connell?

Jane Mangan and Barry Geraghty head down to his base to find out more about the man on the training license - how he got into racing, how he got into training, what drives him and what makes him tick. Of course, we’ll also find out how his main Punchestown hopes are doing ahead of the big meeting, including Marine Nationale and William Munny.

0:00 Coming Up – Barry Connell Joins the Show
1:45 Connell’s Early Life and Racing Influences
5:30 Starting out as a Jockey at 30
10:30 Inside the Team at Boherbaun
12:20 Building Boherbaun Stables
15:00 Balancing Business and Racing
17:00 Keeping Horses Calm and Stress-Free
20:00 The Boherbaun Edge
21:40 What Happened to William Munny This Season?
24:30 Each To Their Own
25:30 Marine Nationale – The Star Horse
29:00 Can Marine Nationale Emulate Badsworth Boy?
30:45 Why Punchestown Suits Marine Nationale
33:00 Media Perception of Connell’s Yard
35:00 Can Marine Win Multiple Champion Chases?
36:30 Marine Nationale – Current Form
38:30 How the Yard Punches Above Its Weight
41:00 Final Thoughts
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