Cheltenham comes around on Tuesday and there might not be a sharper judge in racing than Paul Byrne, who has given a rare interview to The Currency. He’s a close friend of JP McManus, the billionaire racehorse owner and former bookmaker. The betting firm he co-founded – FitzBet – recently launched a new app and website at its offices on Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Place, where I met staff on Thursday. They were working away as Byrne’s hot favourite, Soldier In Milan, was being beaten in a race at Thurles. The horse, for which the main aim is the €500,000 Irish Grand National next…

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