Niall Houlihan interview: 'Pressure? I embrace it. I love riding good horses'

Dungarvan's Niall Houlihan has already had some winning days aboard Editeur Du Gite - and is looking for another in Wednesday's Champion Chase at Cheltenham

ENJOYING THE GALLOP: Editeur Du Gite with Niall Houlihan wins the Albert Bartlett Clarence House Chase at Cheltenham two years ago. 

The enthusiasm with which Niall Houlihan speaks about Editeur Du Gite ahead of Wednesday's Champion Chase (3.30) is understandable, given how the bold-jumping, free-wheeling nine-year-old has provided his now regular race-day rider with the best days of his still nascent career.

A conditional jockey based in West Sussex with Gary Moore, father of elite flat jockey Ryan, it is the misfortune of another of Moore’s sons, Josh that gave Houlihan the opportunity once the Saddex gelding began stepping up in class.