TRAINER Eoin McCarthy is a shrewd operator with his string in Athea, Co Limerick, and he might now also be one of the most in-demand Cheltenham Festival preview night panellists for 2025 after pulling off a cracking charity bet ahead of this year’s meeting.

As part of a preview at Christy’s ‘The Well’ Bar in Listowel, McCarthy made hay with his free charity bet courtesy of BoyleSports.