Mustard-keen Coleman destined to make his mark

Another Irish jockey looks set to win the conditional jockeys’ title this year — following in the footsteps of Graham Lee, Paddy Brennan and Tom O’Brien. Declan Colley met with this latest Irish riding sensation, Aidan Coleman.

IT’S a dank evening when I meet Aidan Coleman at a Little Chef off the M6 south of Birmingham. He’s on his way back from Southwell where he had a solitary ride earlier in the day and the stop is not so far from his base near Hereford.

The outing only netted a third place aboard Venetia Williams’ Theatre Diva, but that is of little consequence to the 20-year-old from Innishannon, Co. Cork. With just weeks to go before the Cheltenham festival and riding as conditional jockey for the Kings Capel yard, Coleman has racked up nearly 50 winners and prize money of over half-a-million pounds and looks nailed on to win the conditional title in Britain.