I want to beat him says granddaughter as she takes on grandfather

Bring it on: Mick EasterbyCredit: David Dew

It should be easy to beat your grandad in the sporting arena, shouldn't it? Age gets to us all in the end.

But Mick Easterby is not your typical 80-something and his granddaughter Jacqueline Coward knows she will have to go some when the pair clash head-on as trainers for the first time at Thirsk on Saturday.

The first-season trainer is set to face-off against her 85-year-old grandfather in the Hambleton Cup Handicap (5.00) at Thirsk – a race Easterby won in 2005 with Sporting Gesture.

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Tom CollinsTipster

Published on 2 September 2016inPreviews

Last updated 18:09, 2 September 2016

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