Flying high

DESCRIBING Philip Carberry as having been around the block once or twice is hardly wide of the mark, considering he’s now in his ninth season as a professional jockey.

However it’s only really been in the last 12 months that the third of the Co Meath clan to ply their trade in the riding ranks has come into his own.

With older brother Paul having been among the elite riders on the National Hunt scene for many years and younger sister Nina has been a sensational amateur, it is surprising that Philip has not enjoyed as much of the limelight.