EDDIE Harty is impatient by self-profession but he sure knows how to put his nature to one side for the better of his horses. Time and again, he has had the nous to take a wider view of things with regards to the equine residents of his custom-built Mulgrave Lodge, and been rewarded for it.

Captain Cee Bee was the prime example and Harty’s handling of the brilliant but sometimes brittle bay put him on the map. The Captain attracted J.P. McManus to the yard, having been purchased by the multiple champion owner prior to lowering the colours of his more highly-rated Binocular in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2008. While Harty still considered himself a flat trainer then, the process of transition was under way.