25/26 All things point to point

Boris Ball – who hails from near Rye, in East Sussex – rode his first winner, on only his fifth ride, when Toss Again took the PPORA Novice Riders race at Horseheath on Saturday. 20-year-old Boris, who now works for James and Jenny Owen’s Newmarket yard, told Jake Exelby about his journey from ponies to racehorses – after a three year hiatus – as well as his love of skiing and the reason for his unique (among current pointing jockeys) first name! Talk me through your career in racing so far and