Trader Connors hoping Mighty Potter can snooker rivals in Novices Chase

He says he's no horse whisperer but Dungarvan vet and pinhooker Walter Connors appears to have a Midas touch when it comes to the buying and selling of equine hopefuls
Trader Connors hoping Mighty Potter can snooker rivals in Novices Chase

Tattersalls National Hunt Sale 8-November-2022.

Walter Connors is in remarkably good form despite just sitting in the car after getting a drowning while doing TB tests.

It is no surprise that the Dungarvan-based vet is such a popular figure, with his ready wit and general bonhomie, even in testing conditions and he doesn’t think twice about following up on the missed call. He loves his job, making animals better. Getting out and about and meeting fellow, like-minded, rural people that work with those animals is a real bonus of the trade.

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