Nick Townsend talks to dual champion jockey Paul Hanagan who has come a long way from his Warrington roots

It was as he strode the course at the Knavesmire ahead of his one ride of the day, and his last after 26 years in the saddle, during the Ebor meeting that the reality of the moment struck Paul Hanagan hard.
The tears began to flow, and they were not just those of the man who came from nowhere to ascend to the summit of his sport.
“From day one I’ve always gone and walked the track and tried to see where the best ground is,” he recalls. “This was a day ...