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Vincent Finegan

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Updated on Nov 5, 2021, 21:02

There will be no new blog on the website this week as Vincent Finegan is away on annual leave.

The blog will return next Monday 15 November.

In the meantime you can check out previous blogs on irishracing.com here

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About Vincent Finegan

Vincent, who lives on the Curragh in Co. Kildare, is the editor of irishracing.com and has almost 40 years experience in the horse racing industry. He writes a weekly blog on this website covering all aspects of the sport and presents our Irish Angle video show on Mondays. He is a dual winner of The Irish Field naps table.

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