Interview: STEVE SMITH ECCLES Steve Smith Eccles – that last of the ‘cavalier’ jump jockeys who played as hard they worked. Probably most famous for winning the Champion Hurdle three times on the trot on Nicky Henderson’s See You Then, the son of a Derbyshire miner was also in the headlines for his ‘extracurricular’ activities. In this four part interview Steve talks us through his career, from being shown down a pit by his dad, arriving at a Newmarket racing yard aged just 15, riding Tingle Creek to victory, Cheltenham glory and shenanigans aplenty, hilarious and outrageously related. Meeting Steve Smith Eccles. (interview by Simon Nott)