A Weight Off My Mind Radford In 1942 he was recruited

In 1942 he was recruited into the legendary Special Operations Executive

Red Rum and Vautourcould all claim to have been the people's horse

where they race on a frozen lake in St Moritz

From the author of Doped

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A Weight Off My Mind Radford In 1942 he was recruitedRichard Hughes, first time British Champion Flat Jockey in 2012, is not only one of horseracing's most successful and talented riders but also one of sport's most unlikely success stories. In this sensational autobiography, Hughes gives a frank and honest account of a top rider's battle with his own mind and body. Too tall and heavy to be a jockey but too talented a horseman to be anything else, Hughes talks in detail about his life as a top jockey,