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Darryll Holland: 'I set my sights high as a jockey and I'm the same training'
Senior features writer Peter Thomas asks the questions
What was your finest hour as a jockey?
It has to be winning the Juddmonte International in 2003 on Falbrav. He was unbeatable that day and I knew going down to the start that he'd win, so it was an amazing feeling. He was officially the best horse in the world and it was a pleasure to be associated with him, because that kind of horse makes a big difference to your career, even if I only got on him as third choice. Frankie [Dettori] had won the Japan Cup on him and Kieren [Fallon] had landed a Group 1 in France on him, but neither of them was available in the Eclipse, so I was in the right place at the right time, riding well with over 150 winners that year, and being supersub on Falbrav was like coming on as centre-forward for Man United.
What has been your biggest challenge of the last 12 months?
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