Racing Post: Making’yourmindup is a poignant winner for Paul Nicholls’ yard with unbelievable support.

Keagan Kirkby, an employee of a champion trainer, tragically died in a point-to-point accident on Sunday, deeply impacting the Ditcheat yard. The champion trainer expressed the team’s struggle with the loss and commended their resilience in coping with the situation. The media coverage of the incident greatly affected everyone, drawing an outpouring of support in the form of letters, flowers, and messages. The deceased employee, named after the trainer’s children, Emily and Thomas, was remembered fondly.

Additionally, the trainer’s wife had gone through a troubling time as her father had recently suffered a major heart attack. Despite this, there was success on the race track as a horse named after the deceased employee had a victorious run. The horse, trained by Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero, is aiming for the Coral Cup at the Cheltenham Festival. The trainer shared that the horse’s success was particularly uplifting given the recent turmoil.

An individual associated with the horse, based in North Wales and running a fire-lighting business, praised the horse’s performance and hinted at the potential for future success, comparing it to a past exceptional horse, Pridwell. The individual implied optimism about the new horse’s future capabilities in racing.