Bit Of A Devil is a bit of a machine

I am from Meath Hill which is a small townland based in north County Meath. I first got into racing through my father. On my father's side, everyone would have been interested in racing. I grew up the youngest of five and at that time the Fairyhouse Easter Festival was on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We used to go on Wednesday, it was family day and I absolutely loved it. From there, I started to broaden the horizons to Navan and Dundalk when it was a grass track. I even got up to Phoenix Park a couple of times and Sligo as well. I grew up on a farm and we had our holidays in Laytown. We used to go during race week. I loved both codes - Flat and National Hunt, but particularly fell in love with National Hunt racing. That all sparked my interest to be a National Hunt jockey. I started primary school at five and even then I knew I wanted to be a jockey.

Kieran Cotter's horses are in good order and after Koniag got up close home under Declan McDonogh to land the nightcap at Leopardstown on Thursday, the Portarlington handler had news of a couple of his stable stars.

Kieran Cotter registered his fourth winner of the campaign, as Koniag claimed the concluding Legacy Wine Bar 3yo Handicap under Declan McDonogh.