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By: Kieren Fallon
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 THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR

Kieren Fallon was one of the world’s greatest jockeys, but his career was littered with controversial incidents. Now, in his powerful and honest autobiography, he tells all.

'The most eagerly anticipated racing autobiography for many years' Greg Wood, Guardian

As a jockey, Kieren Fallon had a unique rapport with his horses, often coaxing them to victory when others had struggled. His skill and commitment made him a punter’s favourite. His magnificent record, which saw him crowned Champion Jockey on six occasions, ensured he became one of racing’s biggest stars.

But that was only ever part of the story. Having come over to the UK from Ireland to make his name, Fallon’s combative nature brought him to the attention of the racing authorities. When he dragged a rival jockey off his mount in 1994, he began a series of run-ins that would eventually see him on trial in the Old Bailey, accused of race fixing. Although the judge eventually ruled that there was no case to answer, the damage to his career and reputation had been done.

In Form, Kieren Fallon provides a searingly honest account of his life, and the pressures he faced to get to the top of his sport, where winning was never enough, and where relaxation came in the shape of a bottle of vodka or a meal that had to be ‘flipped’ immediately to ensure he maintained his weight. He worked with some of the best trainers and won all the biggest races, but true happiness only ever really came to him when he was on the back of a horse – a joy that he still feels now that he has retired from racing as he rides work early in the morning.

Brutally honest as well as entertaining, this is a unique sporting memoir.©2017 Kieren Fallon (P)2017 Simon & Schuster Audio UK Horse Racing Horses Riding & Horsemanship Sports Racing Ireland Career

Critic Reviews

'I’ve always been fascinated by Kieren Fallon; so talented and yet so damaged. So I was drawn like a moth to a flame to his recent autobiography Form. It doesn’t disappoint... It has not been a life without conflict, but if you look into his haunted, hooded eyes, that does not come as a surprise. What is unexpected, however, is the insight that one gets through the Fallon prism.' (Charlie Brooks)
'The most eagerly anticipated racing autobiography for many years' (Greg Wood)
'His story gives us a graphic picture of the downside of racing at the highest level — the pressures, the ‘flipping’ to keep to an unrealistic weight, the travelling grind...For me the best pages are those in which he describes his riding methods, how he used his legs and his body while others used the whip. His story of Kris Kin’s Derby victory is riveting.' (Robin Oakley)
'Brutally candid' (Tom Richmond)

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Bit of a yarn

As an ex jockey myself most of this rings true but the off track escapades and pleas of ignorant innocence are almost laughable.
Fallon is many things but stupid is not one of them. Slippery as an eel maybe.
Good story, just wish he'd been honest with himself and us.

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Great

If your horsey and like the information and you want to understand that they really do love horses and do so much for the horse that’s what this book is about. Nicely read and spoken
Worth a read.

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Very enjoyable

I enjoyed listening to this, full of lots of little stories from Kieren that really show how he was shaped as a person and rider

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