{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Inside Track: Ireland","title":"Barry Connell Punchestown Festival Preview Special | Inside Track: Ireland Ep 14","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a2ea5d74\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2537,"description":"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 Show1:45 Connell’s Early Life and Racing Influences5:30 Starting out as a Jockey at 3010:30 Inside the Team at Boherbaun12:20 Building Boherbaun Stables15:00 Balancing Business and Racing17:00 Keeping Horses Calm and Stress-Free20:00 The Boherbaun Edge21:40 What Happened to William Munny This Season?24:30 Each To Their Own25:30 Marine Nationale – The Star Horse29:00 Can Marine Nationale Emulate Badsworth Boy?30:45 Why Punchestown Suits Marine Nationale33:00 Media Perception of Connell’s Yard35:00 Can Marine Win Multiple Champion Chases?36:30 Marine Nationale – Current Form38:30 How the Yard Punches Above Its Weight41:00 Final Thoughts---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow William Hill Racing and William Hill Ireland on Social Media:📲 Facebook - / Search “William Hill Ireland”📲X - / williamhillire📲 Instagram - / williamhillIrelandSubscribe for more episodes: / @WilliamHillIreland18+ | Please gamble responsibly Gamblecare.ie","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CjmzGcJS6d0D-H4UuZyoVNsag83nMHVwB1zoYGR58hE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNTRh/NzMzMmQ1OGEwNDU2/NzRhNTkxZjU3MjVm/ZWY4Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}