CONGRATULATIONS to leading amateur rider Pa King and his wife Áine on the recent arrival of twin boys Harry and Finn.

From the Glenbane/Holycross area near Thurles, Co Tipperary, Pa is one of the most experienced riders on the circuit and is riding better than ever these days. He has been the western region champion for the past two years and of course he rode Angels Dawn to win at Cheltenham last year.

More recently he teamed up with trainer Pat Doyle to win the bumper winner at Naas last Saturday and rode a winner for the same trainer at Comea on Sunday.

Asked about Cheltenham plans for this year, Pa said: “It’s all up in the air but I’m hoping to pick up a few rides there again.”