UPS and downs, highs and lows, peaks and troughs - all familiar clichés used to describe the unpredictable events of horse racing, and specifically the career of a National Hunt jockey.
Winning at the highest level and riding a treble on a card are often juxtaposed by falling at the last when five lengths clear, or a bad injury as a result of a crashing fall.


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