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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

‘Tallest jockey in the world’ has rival for the title at Cheltenham

Thomas Costello and Jack Andrews
Thomas Costello and Jack Andrews will not race each other on day one of the festival but might be persuaded to stand back to back to see who’s the tallest. Composite: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Alamy

You don’t come across many lofty figures in the weighing rooms of the UK’s racecourses but two jockeys standing at a (relatively) towering 193cm (6ft 4in) will rub shoulders when the Cheltenham festival begins on Tuesday.

Jack Andrews, 25, from Warwickshire, rose to fame last year when he was billed as the tallest jockey in the world during his appearance at the festival, but this week has a rival for the title – Thomas Costello, from County Clare in Ireland.

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