A RECENT double at Downpatrick further enhanced what has already been my best ever year in the saddle. Since the start of 2018, I have ridden 14 winners in point-to-points and an additional three under rules. I am busier than I have ever been and find myself in constant demand – long may it continue.

My father has made his living off horses his entire life, so I was always destined to take a similar path. We have a stud farm at home and my father stood stallions such as Sheer Grit, Ballinger and Ragapan when I was very young.