The 37-year-old, who played for Crystal Palace, Brentford, Coventry and Reading during his career as a midfielder, was thrilled after finishing sixth in the Thorner’s Of Somerset Racing Welfare Charity Flat Race. “It was the best experience ever – I would recommend it to anyone who works in racing," he said. “I would love to do that again, because it is such a buzz. A realistic aim is to ride in a point-to-point in the spring.
