Connor King

Connor King, who was twice crowned champion apprentice jockey on the Flat in Ireland, will bid to become the youngest ever trainer to win the Grand National when sending Oscars Brother (Malinas) to Aintree later this spring.  The 27-year-old handler - who only has two horses at his County Tipperary stable - has admitted he is "trying not to think too much" about the prospect of Oscars Brother being a serious Grand National contender. The handicapper has given Oscars Brother a 155 rating - a weight of 10st 13lb -...

Do you want to feel old? It's over a decade since a baby-faced Connor King burst onto the scene in Ireland and landed Champion Flat Apprentice titles in 2013 and 2015.  King rode winners for some of the biggest names in the sport but his career on the Flat was cruelly cut short when he started to fill into his massive frame. In short, nature took its course.  After a spell riding under National Hunt rules, King is now concentrating fully on training winners rather than riding them, and sent...