“This series of nine artworks reflects my early experiences of learning about horse racing in Ireland.

Between the ages of eleven and fifteen, in the 1970s, I travelled regularly with Matt, my father's farm manager, to racecourses around the country. Matt was deeply knowledgeable about the racing world and knew trainers, owners, jockeys, and bookmakers, and through him I absorbed the rhythms, rituals, and quiet intensity of the sport. There is no grand message here — simply a desire to share those formative experiences. In truth, this body of work also offers me a welcome pause from the weight and seriousness of my previous series, The Magdalene Laundries.”