'It is a day I'll never forget - I even got a text from Paul Carberry'

Jockey Mikey Sweeney went viral on Sunday after his gravity-defying final-fence heroics aboard Ask Heather at Killeagh point-to-point, which turned a seemingly certain unseat into a dramatic recovery and then an unlikely victory.

A blunder at the last fence left the 20-year-old from Cappoquin in County Waterford hanging upside down around the neck of Ask Heather, who was passed by Whatsdastory. But Sweeney somehow hauled himself back into the saddle before his mount responded to her stirrup-less rider to record an incredible triumph in the mares' winners-of-two at the Boulta circuit. Here Sweeney recalls the brilliant recovery in detail.

It was all going perfectly. Ask Heather is a lovely mare and she had jumped beautifully the whole way, with another good leap at the second-last taking us to the front. Everything I had planned beforehand had gone perfectly to the script. Until now.

I actually thought we were coming into the fence on the perfect stride. I knew she was going to be long at it, but I didn't think she would go as long as she did. She took off from outside the wings and she hit the top of it really hard. I thought I was gone to be honest with you.

I was catapulted forward and I just held on for dear life. I just didn't want to let go. I thought if I could get a good grip of her neck there was a 50-50 chance that I could get back on top.

I would be reasonably fit so I was able to keep a good hold of her neck while I tried to sling one leg across. I knew if I could get one leg back across that the other one would be a formality. That's what happened. Once I got one leg over the other one followed.

Even when I did manage to haul myself back into the saddle I never for one second thought I would be able to catch Derek [O'Connor, on Whatsdastory] who seemed to have gone on a good bit from me and I didn't think I would have enough time to catch him.

The one thing I did know was that Ask Heather was a very classy mare with a serious engine so I knew she would give it a good go if I could get myself sorted.

I have to admit, the feeling I got passing the winning post was like nothing I have ever felt before. It was some buzz. Unbelievable.

I just presumed it was a normal race on a normal day, though. It was just another race to me. I had absolutely no idea it would get the reaction it did. Never for one second did I think it would go viral. My phone was hopping afterwards.

I got a message from Paul Carberry too, that was pretty special. It is a day I will never forget. Magic.

And don't forget the trainer . . .

Declan Queally, the trainer of Ask Heather, is once again operating at a strike-rate never before seen in point-to-point circles.

The Dungarvan-based handler has sent out 13 winners this season from just 30 runners, which amounts to a 43 per cent success rate. He has also had five seconds and two thirds.

He finished with a 44 per cent strike rate last season with ten winners from just 23 runners. It was even better in the 2016/2017 season when he concluding the campaign with an astonishing 49 per cent success rate thanks to 17 winners from 35 runners.

Queally is a trainer that racing fans will be hearing a lot more about in the coming years- watch this space.

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