Fly’s opportunity to make time stand still

Willie Mullins’ winning machine may have an enviable record but he is still pigeon-holed as the Robbie Keane of racing.

Fadó Fadó, back in the days when Arkle and Flyingbolt were rewriting both the history and rules of horse racing, an Australian television station produced a nice little family series called ‘The Magic Boomerang’.

The show, which became a bit of a cult with pre-teen Ireland in the 1960s, was built on a brilliant premise.