Leading northern jump jockey Peter Niven has no plans to retire from race-riding in the near future, he said today.
Niven, 36, whose success on Loup The Loup at Musselburgh took him eight short of the 1,000-winner mark, said: 'We are getting there and obviously it`s a landmark I`d love to reach.
'I thoroughly enjoy this game and I do want to keep on riding. If I can get the rides I`ll keep riding - I love it.'
The Scotsman broke his neck in a fall last year but now feels as fit as ever.
He said: 'I feel better physically and mentally than probably I`ve ever done in my riding career. I don`t sweat as hard, I`m not weak through wasting and I find the weight thing easier since I`ve got older.
'I certainly feel stronger than I did when I was 25 and the fact that I`m just over 30 has nothing to do with it.'
