Time to resurrect this thread if only to note his first Grade 1 win yesterday for Gary Moore.
Jamie was apparently racing but with his head in a neck support, poor guy but lucky to be able to walk.
Not easy for Ryan to keep it together when his two brothers got such injuries.
Re entry about Kilbrin Boy above, fans of Myles na gCapallin will know the theory of transfer of electrons between two unrelated items in close contact, i.e. a man and his bicycle and the traits of one transferring to another.
Unrelated but my aunt and god mother, Nora R.I.P. was reared near Olympian Gold medal winner Dr Pat O'Callaghan .
Many was the time he gave her a drive home from school, this was the early 1930s , Nora was 9 or 10 so no impropriety took place.
The doctor drove a two seater sports car.
Anyways this day when walking home from school Dr Pat stopped his car and told her he could give her a drive but she would have to sit on his passenger's knee.
In she sat, on the lap of Bob Tisdall , this being before he won his Olympic Gold medal.
There must be some truth in Myles' theory as a transfer of electrons took place: Nora's son Don won a Special Olympics Gold and for years his image featured on the cover of the 02 area telephone directory.
Her grand daughter Stephanie Reilly represented Ireland in London 2012 Olympics in women's steeplechase.
Our family was never very athletic; my uncle John captained an under 19 rugby team to win a Munster Cup but when taking it home the cup received no family acclaim as it had not been won by a horse or hound.
Bob Tisdall received some of our family electrons as well; when winning his final he knocked one hurdle so though he won Gold medal his time, while quicker than Olympic Record was not allowed.
My family have been tripping over life's hurdles ever since.
