'I had to walk through the weighing room in just a tea towel'
The apprentice jockey, 20, rolls with the punches in our weekly grilling
What advice would you give your ten-year-old self?
I would say to enjoy myself and not to try to grow up too quick.
Would you rather win the Derby or be champion jockey?
I'd rather win the Derby. It's such a unique race, it's the pinnacle of our sport and is the one that every jockey wants to win.
If you could play any other sport professionally, which would it be and why?
In my early teens I was really into boxing, but once I got into racing I didn't really have time for it so I had to stop. I was a junior champion in Leinster at one point, so if I had the chance to do something else I would probably box.
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