If you ever wondered what goes through a jockey's mind as a horse is about to fall during a race, then go to page 179 of Thrills and Spills by Listowel photographer Pat Healy.
It shows young jockey Patrick Verling clinging onto the neck of Here Comes The Pain during a pony race in Ballybunion.
The book, which shares over 200 memorable moments from a decade of Irish Jump Racing, is filled with breathtaking images from racecourses all over Ireland.
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Pat Healy and his co-author Donn McClean have been speaking to John Drummey
