Andrew Nelis racing

  Barry Connell is aiming to win the BoyleSports   Irish National   at Fairyhouse in his first season as a trainer with   Espanito Bello . Connell’s yellow and blue silks are a familiar sight on Irish racecourses, in fact Connell used to sport them himself for a lot of years. It was only in July he took out a licence of his own, however, and the man who has seen his colours carried to victory by the likes of Martello Tower, Shinrock Paddy and The Tullow Tank believes the seven-year-old has all the right credentials, having looked a marginally unlucky loser in the Ten Up Novice Chase. “He’s definitely on track for the National,” said Connell. “I think he might still have won the Ten Up but for making the mistake at the last, I thought he was just getting the better of the argument at the time.             Barry Connell is aiming to win the BoyleSports  Irish National  at Fairyhouse in his first season as a trainer with...