BEING out in the country, we’re absolutely blessed. We can work away, farm away.” As always Chris Ryan’s take on life, even during a pandemic, isn’t just a ‘half full glass’ approach but one brimming over with positivity and optimism.

If you’ve heard his famous commentary style at an eventing fixture, Go For Gold sale or meeting, then that is exactly what playing back an hour-long conversation with the Limerick horseman sounds like.