He comes from a National Hunt background, he’d have been jumping and riding horses since he’d been able to walk. He’d be hardier than a lot of the jockeys you would come across from the Flat. “Everything, touch wood, has gone well ever since so I think he’s a horse who should handle himself. He handled the soft ground at Leopardstown, I don’t really care what the ground’s like as long as it doesn’t dry up too much. He’s not a huge, big horse either, but he’s light-framed and I think for that reason, the ground shouldn’t be a factor.”

Source: Express February 27, 2026 16:06 UTC