Naas Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

I'm from Mallow, Co Cork and I suppose my first involvement in horses was through hunting and ponies and that sort of scene. My father was friendly with, and in school with, TJ Nagle. As a teenager, I started out at TJ's on weekends and school holidays. I was sort of involved in jumping, but it was always the Flat that kind of caught my attention. If I was planning anything for the future, it was always on the Flat side of the industry. While I was in UCC, I was spotting at Goffs. The Powell family are also originally from Mallow, and Leo, Brendan and everybody were friendly with my father. Leo suggested I look at spotting in Goffs, so he was a help at the time. To do spotting at the sales, Flat and National Hunt, during my degree in Law was great.

Star Of State looked something of a ‘good thing’ on the form of her second in the Lowther Stakes at York and duly landed prohibitive odds in the €316,500 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes at the Curragh.

Richard Spencer has backed Saffie Osborne to become the first female rider to be champion jockey after winning the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.