He arrived in America in 1971, opening his first studio in Los Angeles and teaching traditional Hatha yoga to students including Shirley MacLaine.

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In 1995, he could only manage 10th on Salmon Ladder, the following year he rode Mystic Knight to sixth and in 2000 he managed another sixth on Hatha Anna.

BBC: Kevin Darley