NEXT week’s Punchestown Festival will see the final races run in this seasons National Hunt championship. I have enjoyed a relatively successful campaign, riding 15 winners to date, as well as forming a strong partnership with a horse I feel could be a very exciting prospect in 2018.

Like many others before me, I had no direct background in racing but spent a great deal of time show jumping. I wasn’t a huge fan of school, so when I found out about RACE, I was determined to give it a go.