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Paco's is a little Angel after becoming our first juvenile winner

Paco Boy gave me some memorable days as a jockey - and one of his daughters gave me an enjoyable night at Windsor on Monday
Paco Boy gave me some memorable days as a jockey - and one of his daughters gave me an enjoyable night at Windsor on MondayCredit: Edward Whitaker

I enjoyed many a good Monday at Windsor when I was riding and I enjoyed a good one this week as a trainer thanks to Paco's Angel, who became our first two-year-old winner of the season.

She won despite not enjoying the good to soft ground. I knew in advance she wouldn't like it but we still ran her. That's because one of the many things I learned from the Hannons is sometimes you can't tick all the boxes when it comes to matching a horse to a race. Sometimes a race comes along you just have to run in.

Now and again you must take a chance, otherwise you'll end up winning nothing. If you wait for every possible aspect of a race to be perfect you might find the guy down the road is running his best horse on conditions that are perfect for him as well.

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