GER O’Leary and Darren Bunyan became the latest two trainers to operate on a joint licence earlier this month, with the former identifying staffing issues as the main driver behind the move.

O’Leary and Bunyan have already sent out seven runners since joining up. Initially, the former had given up his licence and sent his horses to be trained by Bunyan, who rents a yard on his property in Dunmurray Hall, just off the Curragh, but a change of heart in
his short stint away from training led to a link-up.