Comic Johnny Vegas gets riding tips from jockey Mick Fitzgerald after asking BBC TV for the chance to be a jockey

Practice makes perfect and everyone has to start somewhere - even if it is a wooden horse

Time for the real thing and getting accustomed to being in the saddle

Johnny takes time out in the weighing room - but will he make it as a jockey?

A career iin the saddle looks a non-runner, but at least Johnny can hone his riding skills with some carthorses