John Tapp Racing

The 63 year old was stunned in November when diagnosed with Bradycardia - an excessively slow heart rate. While not life threatening the condition can cause sudden fatigue and shortage of breath when the sufferer is placed under high stress levels. Riding half a ton of racehorse at a fast gallop isn’t the smartest thing to be doing when you’ve been diagnosed with Bradycardia. Mark’s emotional upheaval coincided with the passing of his much loved mother Gwen. The successful trainer and former brilliant jockey pays tribute to a very special Mum. Mark talks about the slow onset of his condition and the sudden drop in energy levels. He says it took only one chest pain to send him scurrying to a cardiologist. Mark talks of the distribution of his horses to other stables and fondly remembers his final training win. The talented horseman explains that Bradycardia isn’t the only health issue he’s battling at the moment. He talks of the complicated toe injury he sustained under the most unlikely circumstances. Mark ro