In channel 4 interview, tells how his father gave him valuable pointers and one was, "more races are lost at the start of the race, than the end ", yet he suffers from the same bad habit as a lot of jockeys who ride regularly in Britain, for confirmation watch his ride on DUBAWI GOLD in HONG KONG MILE, just a length nearer at start and he wins, instead of finishing 4th. 102 to 1 in that race.