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Podcast: The Final Furlong Podcast
Episode: Barry Connell Unfiltered: Marine Nationale, William Munny, Handicap Plots & Why Jonbon is Overrated
Description: In a Final Furlong Podcast Special, Emmet Kennedy is joined by multiple Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer Barry Connell for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation — presented without commercial interruption by 1xBet Ireland.
This is a rare, candid insight into Cheltenham planning, elite horses, and the realities of modern jump racing.
🟥 WILLIAM MUNNY: CHAMPION HURDLE COMEBACK PLAN
Barry opens by explaining why he is so excited about William Munny as a Champion Hurdle contender — and why his enforced absence through injury has been such a source of frustration.
He reveals:
The exact race being targete...