Davy’s barb at O’Leary

THE conversation in the Gold Cup parade ring between Michael O’Leary and jockey Davy Russell, who rides his runner Conflated, might be interesting. Earlier this week, in an ITV interview, O’Leary made comments which were interpreted as critical of 43-year-old Russell’s decision to come out of his 18-day retirement to help out trainer Gordon Elliott while his No 1 jockey Jack Kennedy recovers from a broken leg. Russell responded yesterday, telling ITV: ‘I have as much respect for Michael O’Leary’s opinion as he has for my opinion.’ Ouch!