| Young guns emerge The
start of the new Flat racing season has thrown a host of young guns into
the racing spotlight. Also the summer jumping season is always a time
when young jump jockeys emerge.
Here The Irish Post profiles the young Irish flat jockeys who will be
looking to make their mark in Britain and Ireland over the summer months.
Jamie Moriarty
A widely-recognised talent when he was apprenticed to John Oxx in Ireland.
Moriarty has started to attract the attention of British racing fans since
he joined Kevin Ryan last year and gained valuable experience riding on
the all-weather this winter.
The young Dubliner is a certainly a man to watch in the coming months
—particularly when he rides on tracks in the north of England.
Sean Quinlan
The young Corkman has started to carve out a reputation as one of the
bravest young jockeys in Britain.
He has managed to keep his weight under control and is a jockey whose
career is going in the right direction. Quinlan could be a name to watch
for the new season.
Has been toughened up by riding some terrible nags over the winter but
should reap some rewards for his hard work over the coming months.
Tom Molloy
A nascent career over jumps in Ireland when he worked for Pat Hughes Molly’s
career has really taken off since he crossed the Irish Sea.
Named as an apprentice to one of the country’s best trainers in
Peter Bowen, the summer months should see him gather rides all over Britain
and become a contender for the champion conditional jockey’s title.
Bowen uses another Irishman, Tommy O’Brien, as his jockey at present,
but the young Wexford prodigy will be in increasing demand from his boss
Phillip Hobbs so Molloy will become an increasingly prominent feature
at Britain’s jump fixtures in the coming months.
Johnny Farrelly
A sign of the esteem in which the young Dubliner is held is that he recently
joined the David Pipe stable.
He rode as an amateur for Tony Martin in Ireland before joining Johnjo
O’Neill in Britain.
Farrelly rode a dozen winners for the master of Jackdaw’s Castle
before somewhat surprisingly deciding to move to the Pipe stable at the
start of this month.
With Tony McCoy likely to spend part of the summer season riding in Ireland
at meetings like the Galway Festival, there could be plenty of chances
for Farrelly to shine. |
