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- Updated: May 28, 2016
Adrian Nicholls will retire from the saddle after riding Surewecan at Catterick this afternoon.
The popular jockey has been one of the leading riders on the northern circuit for a number of years, enjoying big-race success aboard the likes of Strike Up The Band, Fire Up The Band and Tax Free, all high-class sprinters trained by his father, David Nicholls.
He tasted Group One glory for the first time when riding Regal Parade in the 2009 Sprint Cup at Haydock, before striking at the top level once more aboard the same horse in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville the following summer.
Nicholls admits the decision to hang up his saddle is not an easy one, but having failed to ride a winner in 2016, he feels the time is right to start a new career.
He said: “It’s something I’ve been …
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