TIME is the greatest test in racing. On the track and off it. Noel Meade has stood that test on his way to a half-century, not out. Such longevity will ensure the Meath native goes down on a list of legendary Irish trainers.

In a brilliant interview with Racing TV recently, Meade talked to Fran Berry and Kevin O’Ryan about a lifetime in the game. There were entertaining tales of horses, jockeys, owners and journalists from down the years in a piece that spanned just short of an hour and a half. Yet still you felt with Meade, it was only scratching the surface.