In Conversation with Fergal O'Brien

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🗓️ 15 May 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In association with At The Races and The Betfair Exchange: Emmet Kennedy talks to racehorse Trainer Fergal O'Brien. Fergal talks about his new set-up at Ravenswell Farm in Cheltenham, family, how he's keeping going during lockdown, his thoughts on the anti-racing bias in the media, how he became a trainer and the stable stars that have shined for him on the track. Likes & Shares on Twitter appreciated 👍 Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and all Podcast apps. If you're listening on an Apple device, we'd really appreciate a Five Star Rating on Apple Podcast's to help spread the word about the show. Can You Dig It - Brian Tyler www.attheraces.com/finalfurlongpodcast Download on iTunes itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-f…id601526577?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Betfair Exchange, more ways to bet, more ways to win, proud sponsors of the Final
0:06.4	Thurlong Podcast.
0:07.6	The Final Furlong Podcast is proudly brought to you by at the races.com, the ultimate online resource for racing fans.
0:15.0	Welcome along to the final forl on podcast. I'm your host
0:17.2	image Kennedy recording on Friday morning a little bit different today and
0:20.6	delighted to be joined by a very special guest one of the most popular figures in racing
0:26.0	Fergel O'Brien good morning good afternoon good evening welcome to the show good morning
0:30.7	Emm and how are you I'm all right, thank God.
0:33.0	More importantly, though, I don't have the responsibility of running a stable and I don't have kids
0:38.6	that I know of. We have to laugh in these times.
0:41.0	I don't have a stable staff to be managing. You do and I hope you don't mind
0:46.2	saying this but your what-up status is keep smiling and that's something that comes across
0:51.9	on Twitter as well.
0:52.8	You're a very, probably shouldn't say this,
0:55.0	but you're a very positive person,
0:56.3	not Rona positive, but a very positive outlook on life.
0:59.3	How do you maintain that under the present circumstances?
1:06.0	Some days are harder than others, I don't mind admitting, and you know, it's, sometimes a smile can mask a million more
1:12.0	but I'm very lucky that I'm surrounded by very good people.
1:15.0	I've got two wonderful kids and I've got a great partner, Sally Rangela.
1:20.0	And I'm also very lucky to have the likes of Chris Coley.
1:24.0	Dr. Simon Gilson who does all our social media.
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