The racing world is to say its goodbyes to former champion jockey JT McNamara at his funeral in his native Manister, Co Limerick, today.

Those who knew him well saw globe-trotting millionaire John O’Connor as a dynamic, complex, mercurial, and generous man and paid their due tributes yesterday.

A FLAT cap and a bingo book — the most fitting symbols for a quiet, country man who loved the outdoors and a game of bingo in the parish hall.