WINNING any race at Galway is special but the GPT Handicap is one of the highlights of the season for amateur jockeys and I was fortunate enough to take this year’s renewal aboard Swamp Fox. Over the coming weeks I will rethink my career and am seriously considering a return to the paid ranks, where I had a brief stint a couple of seasons back.

My introduction to horses came about through close neighbours who were involved with hunters and point-to-pointers. By the age of 13 I was riding out regularly and, during secondary school, I spent time with both Peter McCreery and David Broad.