Espanito Bello has the opportunity to cap a fine season for trainer Barry Connell in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National on Easter Monday at Fairyhouse.
While Connell has enjoyed plenty of high-profile victories as an owner, he is in just his third season with a licence, enjoying an incredible campaign from his operation in Nurney, Kildare.
Marine Nationale and Good Land have both provided the former hedge fund manager with Grade One success this season, while the former gave him his first Cheltenham Festival winner as a member of the training ranks when downing Facile Vega with ease in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
