'I'm a believer and always think my horses are going to win'
What advice would you give your ten-year-old self?
My own daughter Ruby is nine and a mini version of me. The advice I give to her is to try to be good as I was a wild child! Dream big, everything is achievable if you work hard enough. Someone told me recently you can't breed tame rabbits from wild hares but hopefully Ruby won't be too wild.
Would you rather win the Cheltenham Gold Cup or be champion trainer?
Trainers in the past have won the Gold Cup and disappeared but I don't have the size of operation to be champion trainer.
If you could play any other sport professionally, which would it be and why?
I played cricket and rugby growing up, I think I'd be a great Welsh forward even now! I have a competitive spirit for any game, even Monopoly. When I was small I told my grandma I'd compete at the Olympics one day, she said the only thing I'd be doing there would be making cups of tea!
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- 'I've never paid six figures for a horse and never will - I learned pretty quickly you're only one phone call away from f*** all'
- 'I’ve trained some fabulous horses, worked with some excellent riders - maybe I have brought a little bit of talent to the table as well'
- ‘When you’re in the moment and you’re starved, you’re ready to explode - everything built up and I just lost my s**t’
- 'He must have his breakfast earlier than Willie does' - Patrick Mullins goes behind enemy lines at Gordon Elliott's yard
- 'You can see why people end up struggling - when you're trying to pay the electric bill, losing one ride can be massive'
- 'I've never paid six figures for a horse and never will - I learned pretty quickly you're only one phone call away from f*** all'
- 'I’ve trained some fabulous horses, worked with some excellent riders - maybe I have brought a little bit of talent to the table as well'
- ‘When you’re in the moment and you’re starved, you’re ready to explode - everything built up and I just lost my s**t’
- 'He must have his breakfast earlier than Willie does' - Patrick Mullins goes behind enemy lines at Gordon Elliott's yard