His finely spun web has entangled the former Irish president, Mary Robinson, his estranged wife Princess Haya and the blue-bloods of the Irish Turf who tapped him for more than €5m for the redevelopment of the Curragh Racecourse.
Dubai, his middle-eastern emirate, also harbours Christy Kinahan, head of the notorious drugs cartel. And it is where Kinahan s equally ruthless son Daniel seeks to reinvent himself as a boxing promoter and gym owner, pictured last week in opulent surroundings with US promoter Peter Kahn. Dubai is a family-run business that happens to have an embassy in Dublin, says one observer of the city state and its ruler. We should be really talking to them about harbouring the Kinahans, who have wreaked havoc on Dublin and beyond.
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Derby winner Masar is the latest stallion to have his first foal on the ground, a chestnut colt out of the six-time winner Dubai One born at Woodpark Stud in County Meath.
Dubai One, a daughter of Exceed And Excel, is a half-sister to Meydan Group 2 scorer and Sheema Classic fourth Prize Money and hails from the family of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Crimplene.
Patrick Byrne, general manager of Godolphin Ireland, said of the new arrival: “We re delighted to have our first Masar foal on the ground. A first foal out of this mare, the colt has plenty of size and scope, with an athletic profile and attractive features.