Every jockey wants to win the coveted Grand National title but Paddy Brennan appears to want it more than anybody else though apparently only after Richard Johnson who, according to Brennan “Deserves it more than anyone else”.

Born in County Galway in May 1981, Paddy Brennan is one of Ireland’s brightest prospects for the future and a self confessed winning addict. After winning the Conditional Champion Jockey title in the 2004/05 season, Brennan turned professional and his first season started off very well when he got 60 winners under his belt. He has been improving ever since and broke the 100 winner mark in his 2007/08 season.

He is now a stable jockey for champion trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies and is in the Top 10 Jockeys in the UK. His Big Race wins include the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2007 on Inglis Drever, the Ryanair Chase in March 2009 on Imperial Commander and the Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase in April 2009 on Hello Bud.

According to Brennan, his greatest hero is A.P. McCoy and it was McCoy who sorted him a job in England with Paul Nicholls, but a combination of the wrong attitude, a broken leg and 6 months recovery meant a re-evaluation of his career, more time with Philip Hobbs and a brief stint with Howard Johnson before meeting with Graham Wylie, who still sponsors him now.

He is now in his third season at Naunton with Twiston-Davies and rode in the Grand National for him in both 2009 on Knowhere and Fundamentalist in 2008.

One thing is for sure, Brennan wants to be the best, and judging by the way he learns from his mistakes, and the way he is continually improving we are sure he one day will be!