Racing between the flags is really important and needs your support

Point-to-pointing has given our family so much fun throughout my life.

Early memories of father Cyril riding, usually falling off, but very occasionally winning; brother Jamie taking the sport up late but now riding better than ever in his mid-fifties; daughter Lucy dead heating on her first ride as a 16-year-old en route to becoming champion conditional under rules; and son Kit being champion point-to-point rider in our area – the sport has been central to our lives.

My only disappointment is that I had only a handful of rides and failed to ride a winner due to a complete lack of bottle; that included one race when we managed to get my three brothers and I to ride against each other.