It's the Cheltenham festival and according to rugby international Sean O'Brien, jockeys are braver and stronger than rugby players, falling off breaking bones and getting back up again. As part of a charity race in Cheltenham on Thursday Hayley O'Connor from Ladbrokes is learning to become a jockey from scratch.
I met Hayley O'Connor as she trained to become a jockey with legendary trainer Jessica Harrington in county Kildare.
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