Paul Nicholls ‘proud’ of race-winning daughter Olive

Champion racehorse coach Paul Nicholls has stated he’s “proud” of his daughter after she lately rode winners for her mum and pa.

Olive Nicholls, 19, rode Thank You Ma’am, skilled by her mom Georgie, for her first Ascot win on 21 December. It adopted victory on Him Malaya, skilled by her dad, at Taunton earlier within the month.

“She’s driving effectively, she’s coming alongside properly,” Mr Nicholls, based mostly in Ditcheat, Somerset, stated.

All three of Mr Nicholls’ daughters have inherited a ardour for horses, Zara is a eager showjumper and former jockey Megan is now an ITV Racing presenter and pundit.

“They’ve all been closely concerned in all of it the way in which alongside the road,” he defined.

After Ms Nicholls’ win at Ascot, he stated: “She beat us so I used to be pleased with her.”

“[Olive’s] ambition is to coach, in order that may very well be very fascinating,” he added.

Ms Nicholls stated: “I’ve at all times been round horses.

“It is all I’ve ever recognized actually.”

She “cherished” eventing as a toddler however took up the household enterprise of racing at 16.

“It is at all times been very useful having such an awesome group round you,” she stated.

“I in all probability did not realise fairly the extent of how fortunate I used to be and what was happening round me as a result of it was all I ever knew, nevertheless it’s simply been superb to have grown up right here and see from the very best, actually.”

She referred to as five-year-old Thank You Ma’am “a very particular horse”.

“He is been 2nd six instances now from 10 begins,” Ms Nicholls stated.

“He is actually, actually deserved to get a winner.

“It was much more particular due to my first winner for Mum as effectively. There have been quite a lot of tears. However, sure. It’s superb, particularly to get one for mum.”

Ms Nicholls confirmed she is eager to grow to be a coach sooner or later.

“I like the coaching aspect of it,” she stated.

“Me and mum work very shut.”

She added: “Mum and pa are so totally different, it is very useful seeing either side of it.”