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Ryan Moore: examining the two faces of the world's number-one jockey

Everyone knows Moore is brilliant, just don't ask him how he feels about it

Ryan Moore has been the number-one Flat jockey of his time. But beneath the fiercely competitive man in the saddle lies a complex character
Ryan Moore has been the number-one Flat jockey of his time. But beneath the fiercely competitive man in the saddle lies a complex characterCredit: Edward Whitaker

If there was ever a sentence that seemed to encapsulate Ryan Moore, it was his infamous response to a reporter who pounced on him for a reaction moments after the rider had piloted Snow Fairy to victory in the 2010 Oaks.

"It's not the Derby, is it?"

Here was Moore in all his complex, contradictory glory. The ace race rider triumphant on the biggest stage; the hyper-competitive sportsman always striving for something bigger; the taciturn media refusenik with a limitless scorn for flippant questions; the shy man with an impish sense of humour.

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Peter ScargillDeputy industry editor

Published on 22 November 2019inSeries

Last updated 08:23, 1 November 2021

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