TO be honest, I was shocked when I got the call to say she was calling time on riding - stuck to the chair! But that’s just Rachael, weighing up that the day of a nice, quiet Killarney on a Monday was the right way to go out. A moment when nobody was expecting it. I have to say, I’m ridiculously proud of her.

I can remember back in her amateur days having the conversation with Shark [Hanlon] about the possibility of her turning professional, and then obviously speaking to Rachael on her ambitions for it too. She turned conditional in 2015 and the rest is history. She went from strength to strength, and just never stopped.