Currently counting the pennies and anxiously looking at th'oul Credit Union bank book, Jagglemeister Paraic is in pole position in The Bet.
Having popped That Question the fiddlin' stunt dancer is now starting to sweat as Midleton Rare prices rocket after the news of his Bet breakthrough.
Worryingly, word has also reached him from Ballymaloe that the Allen family are thinking of hiring a pricey new team of Michelin standard chefs...
"I think it'll be ok though," he said recently. "I'll just sell one of the gable ends of the gaff and I'll be grand."
Paddy Powers have installed the newly fiance'd Paraic as overwhelming favourite, but have stopped short of paying out in advance. "Y'never know," said spokesman Phil House, "the Bet is very specific. There's time yet."
However, for the moment the Jagglemeister must keep looking under the cushions. "It's amazing how much change you can find in the sofa," he said, "especially when you're motivated
to look for it."
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