Nick Scholfield

Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Nick Scholfield has announced his retirement from race-riding and is set to join the training ranks next season. In a career which spanned nearly two decades and brought 680 winners, Scholfield enjoyed four victories at the top level, in addition to his three triumphs on the biggest stage of all at Prestbury Park. "As a child, all I ever wanted to do was become a jockey, following in my father's footsteps," said Scholfield. "I feel incredibly privileged to have ridden professionally and shared the weighing room with...