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What advice would you give your ten-year-old self?
Listen (I am still learning!).

What is your earliest racing memory?
Crisp versus Red Rum in the Grand National.

What's the worst job you've ever done?
Working with my dad after leaving school encouraged me to get a job in racing (sorry Dad!).

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Published on 13 October 2018inFeatures

Last updated 19:30, 12 October 2018

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