He won his first Irish jockeys' championship in 1988/9 and retained the title up to and including the 1997/8 season.

His Irish jockey, Adrian Maguire, was one of nine riders making their debut in the race.

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His widow's eventual marriage to a corrupt Irish jockey and her near-fatal coma were important plot strands in series 3 and 4.

Eddie Ahern (born 6 December 1977) is an Irish professional jockey.

Jimmy Fortune is an Irish thoroughbred jockey who, through 2008, has 76 wins from 528 rides.

The changing room was filling up, packed with the extra Irish jockeys who had come over for the meeting and were in high spirits and robust voice.

He was ridden on the day by the Irish jockey, Denny Wynne.

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