In years gone by, I might have been preparing to ride in the Scottish National at Ayr this afternoon. Today, however, I will be riding work and, hopefully, will make it to the Aviva for the Munster match in the evening.

AS A fly-on-the-wall documentary topic, a year in the life of a national hunt jockey makes gripping viewing, largely because of the nature of a job that requires two ambulances to follow you around during your working day.