IT was heartening to be in Dermot McLoughlin’s yard this week with Freewhelin Dylan and his owner Sheila Mangan and jockey Ricky Doyle for the release ofthe BoyleSports Irish Grand National weights.

The trio put a huge amount of the feel-good factor into the bleakness of last spring when they came home in front at Fairyhouse and it’s hard now to remember they had to wait many months to even have a party to celebrate the 150/1 success.