ALTHOUGH I’ve been around long enough to know you can never take anything for granted in horse racing, I’m still allowing myself to dream a little at present. Isn’t that part of the fun of it?! The architect of my dreams is my brother Darren, who from his training base on the Curragh is yet again delivering massively on my relatively small investment with him.

Our journey in racing began when we were barely out of the pram, or maybe even sooner than that. Our dad (Arthur) was involved in horse racing, in the full spectrum of roles from groom to trainer, over a 60-year period. He was the most amazing horseman and Darren and I worked with him at every opportunity learning as much as we could. I rode as an amateur jockey in my teens, partnering four bumper winners.