December 2012: Jockey Finnley is already first past the post

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WANNABE jockey Finnley Green hopes to emulate his hero AP McCoy and romp home in the Grand National.

Finnley who is only 12 years old and is currently in Year 7 at Haslingden High School, is already making a name for himself in the world of pony racing.

He has competed at Liverpool’s Aintree, where the national is held, and at Towcester in Northamptonshire.

He said: “I want to be a jockey and compete over chase fences. I have been into horses more or less all my life and this is my second season of pony racing.

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