Connell lives the Cheltenham dream

Barry Connell’s boyhood dream came true as he rode The Posh Paddy to victory in the final race of Cheltenham’s Open meeting this afternoon.

The 44-year-old Dublin-based financier, who had never sat on a racehorse until after his 40th birthday, looked far from unaccomplished as he drove the 5-1 winner home in the Betfair Open Bumper.