Toby McCain-Mitchell, grandson of Ginger McCain, wins at Cheltenham

Half a century after the legendary Grand Nationwide-winning coach Ginger McCain despatched out his secure star Purple Rum to the second of his three Aintree successes, his grandson Toby McCain-Mitchell can be making waves within the sport of kings.

The rookie jockey began out in showjumping, earlier than making a reputation for himself in point-to-points, however on Friday (25 October) he produced a masterful journey below Guidelines on The Latest One to land a milestone first Cheltenham winner, claiming the Glenfarclas Novice Jockeys’ Handicap Chase in great model.

“He’s one robust lad so I knew if I used to be bang in there handing over and simply saved sufficient to get house, he’d robust it out,” stated the jockey on the “superb” win for native coach Nigel Twiston-Davies, for whom he rides out every single day.

“All the great jockeys there assist enhance you no finish”: Toby McCain-Mitchell

Toby McCain-Mitchell is the son of the late Ginger McCain’s daughter Joanne and is rightly being touted as a rising star of the weighing room, absorbing abilities each day from the hard-working workforce round him on the Naunton stables.

“I like it there and all the great jockeys there assist enhance you no finish,” he stated.

The emotional younger jockey secured his victory at odds of 10/1, hitting the entrance 4 fences out within the 3m1f contest at Cheltenham’s Showcase Assembly, the normal curtain-raiser to the jumps season. He held off some robust challenges to tug one and a half lengths away from Archie Jones on the Henry Daly-trained Jimmy The Digger, with Imogen Mathias on Jessie Lightfoot in third.

Nigel’s son and assistant coach Willy Twiston-Davies credited Toby by saying: “He’s labored so laborious for us for a very long time – he gave The Latest One a improbable journey.”

Toby’s cousins Abbie and Ella McCain have additionally adopted the household footsteps and been profitable within the saddle, and the racing dynasty’s celebrations continued at Aintree on Sunday (28 October) the place Toby’s uncle Donald McCain saddled Minella Drama to win the Grade Two Virgin Guess Previous Roan Handicap Chase below Brian Hughes.

Learn the complete experiences from Aintree and Cheltenham on this week’s Horse & Hound journal, in retailers Thursday, 31 October.

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Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her position as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her world wide reporting from reveals and interviewing riders, connections and people concerned behind the scenes. Since becoming a member of H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on each topic throughout the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to secure administration — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She additionally has first-hand expertise of working within the equestrian business as a using teacher and yard supervisor.