No gloom or trace of pity to be found - Alastair Down’s moving interview with JT McNamara

Legendary Racing Post writer Alastair Down has died at the age of 68. To celebrate his remarkable life, we will be republishing some of his finest work, including this interview with former jockey JT McNamara.

This was first published on February 22, 2015.

In through the narrow gates to see John Thomas McNamara and his wife Caroline in their much-adapted white bungalow that is house, family home to three young children and 24-hour-a-day high-tech hospital. John Thomas and Caroline have long resisted any contact with the media, taking the view that they have plenty to endure without subjecting themselves to ordeal by stupid question.