A NATIVE of Killarney, Co Kerry, Con Cronin is a chartered surveyor and owns GVA DOB, a property advisory company and estate agents based in Dublin. His late business partner Donal Ó Buachalla introduced him to racehorse ownership in the 1990s, and Con is a regular racegoer at Killarney, Naas and Leopardstown. He’s enjoyed a great winter with the Francis Flood-trained Miss Xian, who’s won twice for him this year already.

How did you get into racehorse ownership/How did you come to own your first horse?