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Stewart Andrew's post race interview yesterday about drinking $10 Aus wine in a downmarket bar with WPM while hatching the GN plan is something WPM uniquely does.

 It brings back memories of WPM in Kiely's Bar Leopardstown Christmas meet 2009/2010 with Rich Ricci.

Rich had maybe 7 winners from 8 horses in training and Willie spent hours with him that evening , Rich in full cabaret mood ,his trainer quietly sipping his Guinness.

Baldeagle and myself watched on incredulously ; there were less than ten people in the bar due to "the Crash " of 2008.

Within two years Rich had 60 horses in training with him at a time the country was as good as closed for business post celtic tiger crash.

Willie knows what he is doing.

At the junction onto the lane to Closutton is Killinane graveyard, formerly  site  of a monastery believed to be started by a St William. This saint is famous Luxembourg/Belgium for spreading the faith there , according to Mrs Dr Bacon, a good friend of The Apostle known here as Grey.

By giving Grand National success to his Holy Communion companion's husband Willie has done as much to spread the Good News as his saintly namesake from centuries ago.

(Match that An Capall !)


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