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\nAfter tasting success at Royal Ascot, life in the saddle became a hard slog for Nicky Mackay. But with the new flat season comes new hope, he tells Graham SnowdonThe most startling thing about Nicky Mackay, as he greets me warmly outside the jockeys’ weighing room at Lingfield Park racecourse, is not his stature, but the large polystyrene cup in his hand.I’ve been reading up on some of the tricks jockeys employ to shed weight in a sport where the loss of a pound can determine success and failure. Don’t even think about offering to buy him a drink, I’ve been advised: jockeys often regulate fluid intake as a means of manipulating their weight. Yet here he is, a couple of hours before he is due to race, casually supping on a cup of tea. “It’s not a problem for me,” he says, shrugging. “If anything, I’m trying to put a bit of weight on.” Continue reading…
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