Paul Carberry

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Love him to bits!!
Eating brekkie with the lads in caff and Tommo disturbs them all.
Hope he wasnt soaking up the lager.
Proper guy
 
Carberry was a judge for a charity version of Strictly Come Dancing held in Trim at the weekend where Tony Martin was dancing......I'd say that was some hoot:lol:
 
Just finished his book.

He is an eejit of epic proportions, notwithstanding his obvious talent.

Claims to never ever read race form, entries or declarations and amazingly claimed that he didn't even know that Denman was in the hurdle race that Nicanor beat him in.
 
Mentioned elsewhere on the forum but just so that it is more prominent, he has announced his retirement from racing

As said earlier, an eejit but what a phenomenally talented guy
 
His ride on Frenchman's Creek in the Wm Hill Chase years back, is still the one that stands-out in terms of jockeyship, and his 'encouragement' of Best Mate from Beefy's back when winning the Lexus at Leopardstown, the one that brought the most smiles.

He was, of course, erroneously vilified, for his Herculean efforts to get renowned coward/thief Harchibald, to consent in the Champion Hurdle. :ninja:
 
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He was, of course, erroneously vilified, for his Herculean efforts to get renowned coward/thief Harchibald, to consent in the Champion Hurdle. :ninja:
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I was at the races that day with a bunch of friends, one of whom - talking through his pocket - was insistent that Carberry was to blame for not going on sooner.

A few weeks later we were at Punchestown together and he was certain he was going to recover his losses. Wading in heavily onto the odds on favorite he got his wish, only for the hound to let Brave Inca get his head back in front.

Carberry was a great jockey.
 
I was wondering only yesterday when we'd be hearing next from him.

That Welsh National ride is my favourite too because it sums up everything we already knew about his talent.

Sorry you didn't make it back from injury this time, Paul, one more whirl in the saddle would have been great but you've already given us so much over a great career. Even in a golden age for NH jockeys you were the best to watch of all of them.

Best of luck with whatever you do next.
 
From the Sporting Life

Leading Irish National Hunt jockey Paul Carberry has announced his retirement from the saddle to Press Association Sport.
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Paul Carberry celebrating winning the Punchestown Gold Cup on Don Cossack
The Grand National-winning rider called time on his distinguished career due to an ongoing issue with a leg injury.

Carberry, 42, has not ridden competitively since he fractured his left femur when he fell from Rich Coast at Listowel last September.

The jockey told Press Association Sport: "I saw my surgeon today and he advised me to stop. My leg's not strong enough. I feel gutted."

Carberry singled out his triumph in the Aintree showpiece in 1999 on Bobbyjo, trained by his father, Tommy, as the undoubted centrepiece of his career in the saddle that began with his first winner way back in 1990.
"The highlight definitely has to be winning the Grand National on Bobbyjo," he said.
"There's been lots of other great moments on horses like Dorans Pride, Harchibald, Solwhit and Florida Pearl.
"I don't know yet what I'll do. I'm breaking a few horses in to start with."
Champion Irish jump jockey in 2001-2 and 2002-3, Carberry won a host of big-races on both sides of the Irish Sea and rode 14 winners at the Cheltenham Festival.

"The only thing you can say about Paul is he's the ultimate horseman. He could do things very few jockeys can do and most jockeys could only dream of. I wish him all the best for the future."
Eddie O'Leary

Dr Adrian McGoldrick, the Irish Turf Club's senior medical officer, realises it was difficult for Carberry to accept he had to call it a day.
"It is tough that he has to retire on medical advice, but he is still very much involved breaking-in horses and he's a strong character. He'll move on," he said.
"He's had an amazing career and I didn't know he'd had that many winners at Cheltenham."
Carberry spent much of his career riding for multiple champion trainer Noel Meade.
The master of Tu Va hailed his former stable rider as "a marvellous jockey" and "a special man".
Meade said: "He's been a huge part of my life and the yard's life for a long time.
"It's a sad day, but I suppose he's getting out in one piece - or almost one piece!
"We've had a lot of great times together. He's ridden for me since he was 16 apart from the two years he was in England and even then he was riding for me on the weekends.
"There's been a few little bumps along the way, but I don't think there were any major disagreements.
"He was a hell of a good Flat jockey in his younger days, but he had no interest in riding on the Flat, all he wanted to do was ride over jumps.
"He's been a marvellous jockey and he is a special man."

"He's been a huge part of my life and the yard's life for a long time. We've had a lot of great times together. It's a sad day, but I suppose he's getting out in one piece - or almost one piece! He's been a marvellous jockey and he is a special man."
Noel Meade

Meade pointed to Sausalito Bay's success in the 2000 Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham as the highlight of their partnership, as well as his triumphs on multiple Grade One winner Harchibald.
Despite his numerous victories, the enigmatic Harchibald is perhaps best known for his narrow defeat to Hardy Eustace in the 2005 Champion Hurdle after Carberry sat motionless in the saddle until the last few strides.
"There's been a lot of great days, but I suppose the day that sticks out was Sausalito Bay winning the Supreme Novices' (Hurdle) in Cheltenham" said Meade.
"It was my first Cheltenham Festival winner and Paul actually had a haematoma on his back that burst halfway up the straight. He could barely move afterwards.
"We also had a lot of fabulous days together with Harchibald. I suppose there's more lines written about the day he got beat than the days he won, but that's racing."
Despite Carberry's retirement now being confirmed, Meade is not planning to appoint a direct replacement as stable jockey in the immediate future.
He said: "We're quite happy with where we're at.
"We have Sean Flanagan, Jonathan Moore and Ger Fox riding for us and we'll keep going as we are."
Carberry's final Grade One winner came aboard Gordon Elliott's Don Cossack in the 2015 Punchestown Gold Cup.
Eddie O'Leary of owners Gigginstown House Stud said: "The only thing you can say about Paul is he's the ultimate horseman.
"He could do things very few jockeys can do and most jockeys could only dream of.
"I wish him all the best for the future."
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One of the greatest of all time.
Daft as a brush but that is a requisite of a jump jockey surely.
i was lucky enough to be at Leopardstown for his first ever flat win on Petronelli.
Remember one day he rode a double/treble at Naas as an apprentice beating one M J Kinane in each race.
I would have been at listowel for his last win on Jansboy but for being at the Curragh.
remember seeing his last fall and thought it was a career finisher as his father Tommy retired after a Listowel fall aged 41 also.
The above two rides among his very best and show just how cool and how good he could be when in the mood.
I will miss his raceriding magic for sure; he made many ew lucky 15s for me over the years in the second/third JP colours when you knew he was on a tricky one but under absolutely no instructions but to try work his magic !
i do hope he qualifies for the injured jockeys pension scheme announced the other week sponsored by Stobart; hats off to them and to Paul.
 
Almost certainly he'll take over as resident trainer at TuVa when Noel Meade decides to call time.

A fine jockey who is responsible for many memorable rides. Some highlighted here that warm the heart to think about them.

Such a shame that he hasn't' finished on his own terms, but the run of injuries made it almost inevitable.
 
I was a huge fan of him, plenty of great rides
but the ones i will never forget will be him riding Limestone Lad rides, he jumped for him like a dream,
great memories!
 
[FONT=&quot]"I don't know about training," said Carberry.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]"At the moment I'm breaking in a few horses for Noel (Meade) and Mr (JP) McManus and a few other people - I'll see where that takes me[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"I'd like to get into that buying horses and selling them on.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"That would be something I'd enjoy doing."[/FONT]
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