NO-ONE is riding with more confidence right now than Shane Foley. That is saying something, for a man who has two Irish classics on his roll of honour and only ridden less than 50 winners once since recording a career-high 38 in 2011.

The run survived a shock split with long-time mentor Michael Halford in September 2017. That season was the one blip in the ‘Over 50’ record, but there aren’t many in the weigh room who would scoff at a tally of 44.