McGrath had an ambition to become a jockey, but after a summer at trainer Bill Marshall's yard at Whitsbury, he was advised that he wouldn't make the grade.
On leaving Brunts School in Mansfield,[3] McGrath joined publisher Timeform in 1974 "putting the glue on the cards.
McGrath is a breeder and owner, with current interests in horses in training with Sylvester Kirk, Jamie Osborne and Jonjo O’Neill.
However, when racing returned on ITV in January 2017, surprisingly, he did not come back to the network where he started his TV career.
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