'It's like winning the Derby again' declares trainer of kidnapped champion greyhound

"I think everybody thought, like we did, that we'd never see the dog again, a bit like Shergar."

By David Raleigh, in Golden, Co Tipperary

The trainer of champion greyhound Clares Rocket - who was dramatically found alive and well after been kidnapped and held for a ransom - broke down in tears of joy after he was reunited with the dog, and declared: "It's like winning the Derby again."