Robin Oakley

The triumph of a middle-aged amateur jockey

David Maxwell competes on equal terms with the twentysomething pros who are household names

David Maxwell riding Dolphin Square to win the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Sandown. Credit: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

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