Dare To Doubt a decent mare who is working very nicely

IT would be remiss of me this week not to start with Paddy Mullins, who was, quite simply, a genius and a legend.

I rode plenty of horses for the man I always called Mr Mullins and it was a real pleasure. He was quiet and unassuming and rarely used four words when he regarded one as being more than sufficient.

When you rode for him instructions were always kept to a minimum. One of the best illustrations I can give is when I partnered Asian Maze to win her first race over hurdles.