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AGAINST THE ODDS: The company proves a bonus for our hero as his beloved Bohemians complete the double.

TO VINNY Fitzpatrick, the RDS meant hot August afternoons with his dad, Finbarr, at the Dublin Horseshow to see Capt Raimondo d'Inzeo, Harvey Smith, Eddie Macken, Pele, Boomerang and the Aga Khan Trophy.