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Paddy Brennan Champion Jockey

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 [...]

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Tom Scudamore – 9th Run At The Grand National?

For sheer persistence year after year Tom Scudamore must be one of the most optimistic jockeys around because if he rides again in 2010 it will be his 9th Grand National with no wins under his belt, can he pick a horse to get him over the finish line first in 2010?

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Liam Treadwell – Two Years In A Row?

Despite the difficulty for any jockey to come out and win two Grand Nationals, Liam Treadwell will be closely watched for 2010 as he lines up to take his place in the starting line-up of forty but can he take the competition by the reigns (excuse the pun!) and get another win under his belt??

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AP McCoy, Always the Grand National Bridesmaid?

Tony ‘A.P’ McCoy of Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland is officially the best jump jockey of all time, a status he achieved on 27th of August 2002 when victory on Mighty Montefalco in a three mile hurdle at Uttoxeter gave him his 1,700th winner…

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Ruby Walsh – A Biography

Ruby Walsh of County Kildare, Ireland is recognised as one of the best National Hunt jockeys in the world. The son of Irish trainer Ted Walsh and named after his grandfather, Ruby’s first walk around the Grand National course was when he was just nine years old, prior to the 1989 victory of Little Polveir.

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