The shape I'm in: Tracy Piggott, RTÉ sports presenter

EARLY every morning Tracy Piggott climbs onto her horse and rides out across the flat, lush plains of Co Kildare.

A workout for the body and mind, she spends up to three hours in the saddle. Given her lineage — her dad is the famous jockey Lester and her mum Susan also has a racing background — the daily canter is no surprise.

Yet, for years she’d followed other sporting passions, leaving her past behind.