Syndicate swoops for leading Derby contender

Tom Aherne

He is reported to have received an offer he couldn’t refuse and the purchasers are London building contractor Patsy Byrne; Newmarket-based Mark Prescott and Kerryman Paddy Collins, a lifelong friend of Byrne’s .

Byrne is very well known in greyhound circles and was a licensed trainer in Wimbledon until handing in his licence a few months ago.