Paddy Power poked fun at Michael O'Leary and Davy Russell after their recent war of words.
Davy Russell came out of retirement as he covers the injured Jack Kennedy.
The airline boss said: "He’d retired and, personally, I wish he’d stayed retired. He has a young family with young children and at a certain point in time you should put your family first and not your riding career,” O’Leary said in the TV interview.
“When you get out at that age in your early 40s you don’t bounce, you don’t mend the way you did before. Particularly if you’re married and you have children: you put your family first.
“He’s had a glorious career and he has nothing to achieve by coming back and I don’t think he should’ve come out of retirement.”
However, Russell didn't pay too much attention to the comments.
He told ITV Racing on Thursday: “I have about as much respect for Michael O’Leary’s opinion as he has for my opinion.
"I didn’t see any father of the year awards being thrown out yet..I’m happy enough with my responsibilities at home. That’s about as much as that...I know I said it yesterday and that’s about it.”
And Paddy Power poked fun, comparing the pair meeting on Thursday to the famous Roy Keane handshake with Mick McCarthy.
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