`` I was all set to meet in makeup the next day at 4.30 a.m. when I got an email saying it might be scrapped . ` Stevens is enjoying life in the saddle having returned to being a jockey past his 50th birthday . This ended his original retirement and he 'd been enjoying an acting career . But the lure of horse racing became too much and he has returned in some style . He argues his role as a broadcaster has enabled him to become a better jockey .
Stevens is enjoying life in the saddle having returned to being a jockey past his 50th birthday . This ended his original retirement and he 'd been enjoying an acting career . But the lure of horse racing became too much and he has returned in some style . He argues his role as a broadcaster has enabled him to become a better jockey .