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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Robert Hynes

Leading horse racing trainer Jessica Harrington opens up on cancer battle

Jessica Harrington has revealed she is battling breast cancer and will not attend this year's Cheltenham Festival.

The leading female trainer in the famous meeting's history and multiple Group One-winner was diagnosed with the disease in October and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.

But Harrington says she "sees light at the end of the tunnel" and is looking forward to Cheltenham, adding that she will be "screaming at the television" from her home in Moone, Co Kildare.

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