I visited Chris Barber's yard in Dorset to meet work rider and aspiring jockey Jack Instance, a young man at the very beginning of his career. Jack talks to me about his youth, going to riding school at seven years old, working with Paul Nicholls and David Pipe where he is now after riding his first winner and his ambitions for the future. Jack is just one of many unsung heroes working behind the scenes in racing yards up and down the country. Meet Jack Instance.
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