Late Cheltenham-winning Clare trainer a thorn in bookies' sides

When news filtered through earlier this week that 85-year-old Quin trainer, breeder and veterinary surgeon, John Hassett, had gone to his eternal reward, it marked the passing of one of racing's most enduring characters, writes Michael Duggan.

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