‘Jockeys’ chosen for St Patrick’s Derby

A dozen riders conduct hold been selected to delineate upwards for the St Patrick’s Derby during The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse inward March.

The 5th renewal of the charity race, which has raised over £800,000 too then far for Cancer Research UK, features a line-up of jockeys from all walks of life, merely about of whom currently run inward racing too others who conduct hold careers exterior the sport.

Previous winners of the St Patrick’s Day Derby include racing TV presenter Lorna Fowler, Orna Madden, Brian Bunyan too silverish Olympic medalist Tina Cook inward 2012, merely earlier her London glory.

The race is run exterior the Rules of Racing, too does non count for whatever purposes on the horse’s career record.

The 12 riders for the March xiii race are Channel four Racing, BBC too Racing U.K. presenter Rishi Persad; Morgan Stanley banker Kieran Ryan; Development Director at Great British Racing Nigel Roddis; Dubai-based Sheikh Samir Mirdad; Emma Cook who plant at Cheltenham Racecourse; Michelle Turner a Director at Pertemps; Point-to-Point enthusiast Heather Kemp; Wexford trainer Bernadette Murphy; assistant trainer to David Bridgwater, Lucy Bridgwater; County Meath human of affairs Douglas Taylor; pupil Tom O’Neill too Cheltenham businesswoman Alexia Buckwell.

Sophia Brudenell, Communications Manager at Cheltenham Racecourse, said at that topographic point was a huge publish of entries too it had been hard to alternative the 12 chosen riders.

“We wanted to ensure that nosotros conduct hold a mix of people riding from both the racing manufacture too those who ride either equally a hobby or inward merely about other equine sport. People of all ages are participating too both sides of the Irish Gaelic Sea are good represented,” she said.

“I actually promise that adjacent year’s race volition force the total amount of coin raised past times Cheltenham for Cancer Research U.K. to over £1 million, which would last an amazing feat inward the 5 years of the partnership.”

Frances Milner, Director of Supporter Led Fundraising for Cancer Research UK, added: “We are delighted that for the 5th twelvemonth running Cancer Research U.K. volition conduct hold the accolade of benefitting from such a particular charity apartment race at The Festival.

“In previous years, nosotros conduct hold been astounded past times the race’s participants; from their personal motivations for wanting to race, the character of their riding too of course of didactics their fantastic fundraising efforts. The coin raised at The Festival volition aid us convey frontward the hateful solar daytime when all cancers are cured.”

 

Rishi Persad, DOB26-05-1973, from Cobham, Surrey
Presenter for Channel four Racing, BBC too Racing UK
Due to work/life commitments Rishi has non ridden for many years too is preparing to significantly footstep upwards his grooming inward lodge to accept part. Rishi’s married adult woman in i trial rode on the Flat too is produce to dispense merely about advice on changes he needs to implement.

Kieran Ryan, DOB11/6/1968, from Chiswick, London
Banker amongst Morgan Stanley
Kieran has been riding for nearly 10 years too has taken role inward the Newmarket Town Plate 3 times. Competing inward this race is of import to him non entirely because of his dear of Cheltenham but too because his father, who was too really passionate nearly racing, died nearly ii years agone due to cancer.

Nigel Roddis, DOB19/02/70, from London
Development Director at Great British Racing
To attempt out how much racing is embedded inward Nigel’s life, he secured his start chore at a police theatre past times tipping Imperial Call for the Cheltenham Gold Cup to the managing partner. Living inward London agency that riding out for Nigel is curtailed to the weekends; yet the idea of riding upwards the loma at Cheltenham has boot started a novel fitness regime. Nigel lost his grandfather, manlike individual parent too a closed personal friend to cancer too and then is really aware of the fantastic run that Cancer Research U.K. does.

Sheikh Samir Mirdad, DOB28/01/1969, from Saudi Arabia
Advisor to senior Royal Family members inward the Gulf Region
The Sheikh rides out equally oftentimes equally he tin sack when inward County Louth, Ireland, too Dubai, too the amateur passenger has competed inward demonstrate jumping equally good inward the Portuguese Sunshine Tour 2013. His grandmother, who raised him, roughshod victim to cancer equally good equally his married adult woman who is currently recovering from the illness. He would similar to heighten equally much coin too awareness equally he tin sack for such a worthy cause.

Emma Cook, DOB28/05/1989, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Regional Senior Sales Co-Ordinator at Cheltenham Racecourse
Having worked inward Cheltenham for a few years, Emma knows the house really well. She has ridden for 10 years too is really non bad to brand a worthwhile divergence to anyone suffering amongst the disease.

Michelle Turner, DOB07/11/64, from Swindon, Wiltshire
Main Board Director of Pertemps
Michelle has an splendid degree of fitness equally she exercises 3 times a calendar week amongst a personal trainer. Having ridden most of her life, she volition last good versed for the race.

Heather Kemp, DOB21/02/1965, from Towcester, Northamptonshire
Property Manager too Point-to-Point Trainer
Heather has 77 winners point-to-pointing, equally good equally rides nether Rules. Her hubby has of late been diagnosed amongst a serious illness, which has inspired her to heighten equally much coin equally possible to back upwards the cause.

Bernadette Murphy, DOB15/02/1979, from Enniscorthy, Wrexford
Trainer too Clerical Officer
Bernadette has held an amateur licence for several years too enjoyed win too placed rides both point-to-pointing too nether Rules. She is a non bad runner too has first-hand sense of the suffering that cancer causes, equally her manlike individual parent died inward 1999 afterwards a brave battle.

Lucy Bridgwater, DOB08/10/69, from Stow-On-The-Wold, Gloucestershire
Assistant trainer to David Bridgwater
Lucy plant at a yard local to Cheltenham, where The Giant Bolster, owned past times Simon Hunt too placed inward the final ii Cheltenham Gold Cups, is trained. Back inward 2011, the yard’s caput girl, Kelly Walsh, died from cancer too Lucy’s ride inward the race volition last dedicated to Kelly.

Douglas Taylor, DOB13/10/73, from Kilcloon, County Meath
Company Director
Douglas’s passion for hunting too demonstrate jumping keeps him agree along amongst regular training.  He has been coming to Cheltenham for 23 years amongst ii ambitions: to conduct hold a winner at Cheltenham (which he achieved inward 2011, amongst Final Approach winning the Vincent O’Brien Hurdle) too to win the St Patrick’s Derby at The Festival.

Tom O’Neill, DOB16/01/88, from Mallow, County Cork
Student
Inspired past times his uncle, Jonjo O’Neill, Cork-based Tom rides out at Jackdaws Castle inward the summertime too rides out locally inward the wintertime months. He too enjoys hunting too taking role inward showjumping leagues. Both of Toms’ uncles conduct hold battled amongst cancer. When he start listened to Jonjo verbalize nearly the handling too the hurting he had to larn through, he idea how amazing it was to encounter how a human tin sack defeat this terrible illness. He wishes to heighten equally much coin equally possible to aid the everyday inquiry to defeat cancer.

Alexia Buckwell, DOB05/12/71, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Account Manager too Director of Country to Country Property Group
Alexia has an advanced 3DE, worked amongst Henrietta Knight on horses including Best Mate too pre-training racehorses for Flat too National Hunt.  Alexia was diagnosed amongst Primary Lymphoedema inward her left leg, afterwards the nascency of her start child. She would similar to heighten awareness of the status to demonstrate that having such a status does non hateful that you lot conduct hold to halt doing the activities you lot enjoy.

 

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