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'There were no celebrations. I had to go home to milk cows on Sunday morning!'

Darragh Higgins, 20, reveals a move to Wexford has brought plenty of chances

Irish point-to-point rider Darragh Higgins
Darragh Higgins with a group of two-year olds at the Baltimore stables of James and Ellen Doyle - 'They are very nice people to work for. It's great craic but everything is done properly'

It's been a serious start to the season this year with three winners from my first three rides. I'm from Ballymacoda in Cork but I've moved to Wexford this season.

I’m very good friends with Brian Dunleavy and last season he made the move to team up with Ellen and James Doyle.

During the summer, I wasn’t overly busy at home and they had bought plenty of horses, so I started going over and back with Brian – breaking horses, lunging and riding, and they asked if I would stay on a few days when they were starting to bring more horses back in.

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