Sam Waley-Cohen is an amateur jockey who swaps his suit running a dental business for racing silks at the weekends.
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Sam Waley-Cohen is an amateur jockey who swaps his suit running a dental business for racing silks at the weekends.
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Waley-Cohen will be in the orange and brown colors of his father Robert when he takes to the start for the Britain's Grand National race.
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Waley-Cohen will be in the orange and brown colors of his father Robert when he takes to the start for the Britain's Grand National race.
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Away from the racecourse, he was credited with getting Prince William and Kate Middleton back together after a breakup.
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Away from the racecourse, he was credited with getting Prince William and Kate Middleton back together after a breakup.
Waley-Cohen attended the 2011 royal wedding with Annabel Ballin. The Duchess of Cambridge was a guest when they married later that year.
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Waley-Cohen attended the 2011 royal wedding with Annabel Ballin. The Duchess of Cambridge was a guest when they married later that year.
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He likens riding in the Grand National, the most prestigious steeplechase in the world, to being a fighter pilot.
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He likens riding in the Grand National, the most prestigious steeplechase in the world, to being a fighter pilot.
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Waley-Cohen is no stranger to victory on Long Run, his mount on Saturday. Here he celebrates winning the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
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Waley-Cohen is no stranger to victory on Long Run, his mount on Saturday. Here he celebrates winning the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
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That same year, he came close to Grand National victory on Oscar Time, but had to make do with second place behind Ballabriggs.
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That same year, he came close to Grand National victory on Oscar Time, but had to make do with second place behind Ballabriggs.
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He credits his victories to his father (pictured right), who owns the horses that he rides.
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He credits his victories to his father (pictured right), who owns the horses that he rides.
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