Hi,
my name is Robert Meehan. I’m 16 and I am from county Galway. I’m not from a
horseracing background but we first got ponies when I was about 4 or 5 years
old, so I’ve been riding for quite some time. I started watching racing from a
young age as my brother started riding out in a local yard, I never did any
show jumping but I did small bit of hunting.
I
have wanted to be a jockey since I started working weekends and during school
holidays for trainer Iggy Madden. I was 13 years old when I started there and
that’s where I first rode a racehorse.
When I was 14 years old, I went to Newmarket in England. My father had
been working in Newmarket at the time and my brother was riding out there. I
spent that summer with Denis Quinn who taught me loads and took me racing all
the time. I also did a bit of pony racing the following summer, but I didn’t
have any luck.
I
then went to Johnny Murtagh’s on my Easter holidays the following year and spent
the summer with Johnny. Johnny was great and like Denis he also taught me loads.
I always looked up to Johnny from when I started watching racing as a young
lad.
I was happy to be excepted into RACE and
thankful for all my parents have done to get me here. I have learnt a lot since
I have started here in RACE, the instructors and other staff have been very
helpful. I was sent out on work placement to James Nash on the 19th of November.
James is great for giving me opportunities and I am enjoying my time there. I
hope to take out my conditional license when I leave RACE, if all’s going well.
Robert was placed with James Nash on the 19th of November
2018.
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