OUT of real tragedy, Charles O’Neill has found himself a dream job. People talk about passion a bit too much at times, but there is no doubt O’Neill has a deep affinity for what he has very recently been selected to do.

Starting as chief executive of Irish Thoroughbred Marketing in September, just in time to be thrown headlong into Irish Champions Weekend (and even though he wasn’t officially appointed until October), the Clane man is having a ball.