Queally

It was 1996 when Queally dislodged a foot from his pedal in his starting effort alongside Hoy at the world championships, in the hoary days before lottery funding transformed the Great Britain team; both men will be hoping for better fortunes in the European championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, this weekend.

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At 41, Queally is six years older than Hoy, who says, having once contemplated retiring in his early 30s, he may – just may – follow his example and continue at the highest level as his 40s approach.

London 2012: It's all in the detail as Sir Chris Hoy focuses on gold 2011

Plato is now trained by Declan Queally, whose son Tom is Cecil's stable jockey.

Tattenham Corner 2012

It is more than 15 years since the Scot and the Lancastrian Jason Queally first teamed up for a major international championship in the team sprint, but on Friday the partnership is set to be reforged in Holland.

London 2012: It's all in the detail as Sir Chris Hoy focuses on gold 2011

He has been ridden in his last two starts by Declan Queally Jr, Tom's brother.

Tattenham Corner 2012

Frankel, ridden by Tom Queally, is unbeaten after five runs and is long odds-on to win the 2,000 Guineas.

Frankel could be the best colt ever trained by veteran Henry Cecil 2011

The Guardian again reports that Jason Queally vows to make a comeback in time for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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“I was asked if I would like to come back into the team sprint squad by senior management to try out for man three in London,” Queally told the Guardian via email.

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Tom Queally struggled to get Frankel back down to walking pace after the pair had zipped past the Newbury winning post and Shane Featherstonhaugh, who rides the horse in most of his work, is reported to have had a similar experience on the Watered Gallop at Newmarket on Friday.

Frankel could be the best colt ever trained by veteran Henry Cecil 2011

As the sprint squad is narrowed down, there is unlikely to be a place for his fellow Olympic gold medallist Jason Queally, who returned to the sprint team last summer in a bid to gain selection for London, at the age of 42.

Chris Hoy acknowledges that he needs to improve his tactical awareness 2012