After one crack at Leger Legends I can't wait for another

I said last week I wasn't overly looking forward to taking part in the Leger Legends race. But after experiencing the race as a returning ex-jockey for the first time I'm already looking forward to taking part in it again.

The whole day was great and started off with a good lunch before racing, which for Joseph O'Brien and myself was a new and extremely welcome experience. During lunch I also got the chance to chat with Lester – and even though I have done that on plenty of occasions I still get nervous when speaking to him. That shows he's a legend.

Going back into the weighing room was lovely. The lads allowed me to change from my old peg, but that was one of the few things that had stayed the same. My boots barely fitted me, I needed a larger pair of breeches and I also had to let out my back protector by a couple of inches. It sounds a stupid thing to say but I felt practically obese. What that underlined to me was how little fat I had been carrying in the old days.