Kieren Fallon retires from riding due to battle with depression

Fallon was widely regarded as a master of his trade in his pomp and claimed 16 Classic victories in Britain and six in Ireland.

Kieren Fallon retired from the saddle after suffering with depression for the "the best part of three years".

The Irish Turf Club's chief medical officer Dr Adrian McGoldrick revealed the 51-year-old's illness had gone unnoticed when he was riding in England and America.