POITIN gave me my first win as a licensed trainer, when he won at Dundalk last Friday night week. Having come close to opening my account on a couple of occasions last season, it was fantastic to finally get off the mark. I am really looking forward to the next few months now, when hopefully I can build on Poitin’s success.

I was born into a racing family. I’m a nephew of Tucker Geraghty and the jockeys Barry and Ross Geraghty are my first cousins. Our grandfather, Laurence Geraghty bred the legendary Golden Miller, winner of five consecutive Gold Cups and the only horse to win both that race and the Grand National in the same year (1934).