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Henry De Bromhead and Mark Phillips share memories of the late Lester Piggott

Henry De Bromhead and Mark Phillips share memories of the late Lester Piggott
Mary O'Neill
Mary O'Neill
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Knockeen trainer Henry De Bromhead, and Mark Phillips, WLR Racing Correspondent, joined Damien to talk about their thoughts and memories of the late Lester Piggott.

Lester died at age 86 yesterday (May 29th).

Piggott, who Henry describes as a "legend," rode his first win at the age of 12.

He  told Damien that the legendary jockey rode once for Henry's dad, who had planned on giving him a few instructions, but was "too in awe of him" to get the words out.

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Mark Phillips spoke about the achievements that Lester clocked up over his long career, saying he "took each day as it came."

To listen to the full conversation, click the link in this podcast.

For more Déise podcasts, click here.

 

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