SOMETIMES when you least expect it, either through good fortune or just circumstances, you get the break you have been waiting for. That was certainly the case for myself last month, when I rode my first winner under rules, after stepping in for the suspended Patrick Mullins.

I have been involved with horses all my life, although I was more interested in showjumping and hunting in the early days. My father, John [Gleeson], is a well known trainer, so I grew up in that environment.