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Flashback to 2016 – Gavin salutes on Irish Pride
Former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena is the reigning Grand Heritage champion after Irish Pride’s sensational victory in the inaugural Vaal cavalry charge in 2016. He rides Forest Fox for Paul Peter on Saturday and feels that he will be competitive in a ‘mentally demanding’ race.
In an exclusive chat to the Sporting Post Digest, Gavin recalled his five winners on the same day last year and gave some pointers to the mindset adopted by a jockey in a 28 horse field.
Read the full story in the latest SP Digest – click on the image below