Few riders past or present quote the phrase 'jockeys are made of tough stuff' more than Jamie Moore.
With a list of broken bones totaling 29, Moore's time in the dugout was regularly punctuated by complications.
The final of those 29 serious injuries, a fracture of his T7 vertebra in a fall at Fontwell, would force Moore to retire from riding earlier this year at the age of 39.
Despite not signing 'on his terms', Moore can now look back with pride on a career that has included 968 winners from over 8,000 rides and featured great horses such as Sire Of Grugy.
Joining Matt Chapman and Paddy Brennan in episode 3 of Unbridled, in association with BoyleSports, Moore said: “I'm still very busy but I really miss the racing. It's the guys in the weight room and I miss being there. competitive.
“I wanted to give it another year and go out on my terms but I'm one of the lucky ones because I can still do what I need to do in life. “
Moore receives his trophy after his victory in the Chase Champion Mother Mother
Reflecting on that heavy fall at Fontwell last November, Moore said: “I was lying on the floor and you think straight away you're going to miss your next trip. there was a chance.
“There's a bigger picture but you don't always know that until you finish riding because you're only thinking about what's next.
“But when I got broken up at Fontwell, it was later on in my career and I'd had a lot of injuries before that so you know how to deal with it a lot better.
“When I broke my leg later in my career I was cycling on a stationary bike after 10 days and when I broke my neck I was trying to do press-ups after two weeks there the neck brace.”
'Kenneth is like Messi and Elliott's best player is out of a job'
Irish champion jumping jockey Jack Kennedy, who is only 25 years old, another man who knows all too well the dangers of the sport, broke his leg for the sixth time this Saturday .
Moore said: “He's the most talented kid or kid even, and what he's been through with his leg injuries – I feel so sorry for him.
“He's an amazing jockey and he's got no luck.
“You can say: 'Is there a reason it continues?' But when you hit the ground at 30-35mph you're going to break things if you land awkwardly.”
Jack Kennedy faces another spell after breaking his leg for the sixth time
Brennan, who could retire at Cheltenham in April, sent his best wishes to Kennedy and said it was a huge blow for trainer Gordon Elliott to lose his stable jockey again.
“It's unbelievable what Jack is going through, mentally it's the worst,” Brennan said.
“If you're Gordon Elliott, you've got Lionel Messi there. His team will continue but his best player is out of work.
“Guys like that aren't unstable but close to it.”
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