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When Quin trainer Donie Hassett purchased an unbroken three-year-old by Yeats for €6,500 at the 2018 Tattersalls August Sale, it turned out he had just bought a Grand National winner. Hassett has developed a reputation as one of the shrewdest judges of horseflesh in the business, a fact he has proven over and over in a lifetime steeped in the equine industry. A teak-tough, talented amateur rider in his day, Hassett – who conquered the then fearsome Aintree fences when completing the course aboard Eliogarty in the 1984 National – has subsequently carved out a hugely-successful career as a trainer. ♥️ The perfect end to a remarkable career On his final ride, @swaleycohen wins the 2022 #RandoxGrandNational for Emmet Mullins at @AintreeRaces aboard 50/1 shot Noble Yeats pic.twitter.com/QmAcaVxnFL — Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 9, 2022 Hassett’s Coogane stables – where he is ably assisted by his wife, Josephine, son Brian and daughter-in-law Sarah – has produced some top class animals …
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