Swan set to take flight for final time

CHARLIE SWAN will bring down the curtain on his illustrious 20-year riding career after partnering Like-A-Butterfly at Aintree today.
Sat, 05 Apr, 2003 - 01:00
Tony Coleman, Aintree

Swan announced the decision yesterday after the rode Patriot Games, whom he trains for owner JP McManus, to victory in the final race.

The 35-year-old nine times Irish champion saluted the crowd and took plaudits of weighing room colleagues who had been primed to his impending retirement.

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