David Walsh’s Sunday Times article into the details surrounding Bryony Frost’s bullying and harassment allegations against fellow jockey Robbie Dunne makes for grim reading.

My parents were into racing, both sides of my parents' family would have strong racing connections. My father, Michael McGrath, was a veterinary surgeon who trained horses and was a very keen breeder. His father before him trained horses from the 1930s onwards. I grew up in a family-run operation with a small number of horses.