Mania back on the crest of a wave - with retirement a distant memory

Emotional win during second day of November Meeting at Cheltenham 
Mania back on the crest of a wave - with retirement a distant memory

Midnight Shadow ridden by jockey Ryan Mania on their way to winning the Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase during day two of the November Meeting at Cheltenham. Picture: David Davies/PA

It is not looking a bad decision from Ryan Mania to return to the saddle, having bagged yet another big-race success through Midnight Shadow in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Mania prematurely called an end to his career just a year after scaling his Everest, when winning the 2013 Grand National on Auroras Encore.

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