THEY say lightning doesn’t strike twice but Rebecca Monahan, who has led two Dublin young horse champions in Notalot (2015) and Carrowgar Herald (2019), believes more in the power of making your own luck.

If she was to subscribe to any motto, it would be “The harder I try, the luckier I get”, a quote attributed to the famous US golfer Jerry Barber, a seven-time PGA Tour player and Ryder Cup team member.