WITH three winners on the board already, I couldn’t be happier with how the current season is going. Since renewing my licence in 2019, after a couple of years out of training, I am enjoying it more than ever. The horses are healthy and running well, so hopefully we can continue the good form for the remainder of the campaign and into next year. My dad trained ponies for the circuit around Donegal and the west, so there were always seven or eight at home. I started off race-riding when I was still in primary school; even going through the card on one memorable occasion at a local meeting.

To make it even more significant, every one of the winners were owned and trained by my dad.