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'Leading in a Cheltenham winner is something I don’t think I'll ever forget'

Alan O'Sullivan on family success and the relief of riding his first winner

Alan O'Sullivan leads in It Came To Pass with Maxine O'Sullivan on board and brother Michael alongside after their 2020 Foxhunter victory at Cheltenham
Alan O'Sullivan leads in It Came To Pass with Maxine O'Sullivan on board and brother Michael alongside after their 2020 Foxhunter victory at CheltenhamCredit: Michael Steele / Getty Images

It was great to get my first winner on It Came To Pass, as he has been a very special horse for all my family. I actually led him up when he won the Foxhunter at the Cheltenham Festival in 2020.

My brother Michael was on the other side of him and my cousin Maxine rode him for my uncle Eugene, so it was a real family affair.

The whole race was an unbelievable experience. When they jumped the final fence we roared them up the hill and that experience of leading in a Cheltenham winner is something I don’t think I'll ever forget.

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