Why hasn't there ever been a top class Irish jockey on these shores?

strange bit of fishing but Swinburn is now and has always been Irish (as was his dad before him)

Please take your "I must grow up pills" :^0

so is Dunwoody.

FALLON AINT TOO SHOODY IS HE?

Orchardist, evening mate I just popped in for a quick catch up, good luck tomorrow. :D. I'm off.

Pat Eddery wasn't too bad.

Take care mate

Where is it you are Brother ?

guys having a laugh surely -eddery fallon as good as any except the long fellow

always thought Jonjo was Irish too?

during the troubles 1910 to 1955 many trainers and certainly the jockey club were wary of them becoming to powerful and lobbed trainers against them,
Not now of course but the Government was concerned about funding of the wrong type of people up until the and as far as 1973.

It was government that made sure the Irish betting Coup at Cartmel failed

cubone

Carson, bit of a lightweight, imo.

Willie C was a lot of a lightweight imo

Michael Kinane won an odd race or two last year. For an Irish trainer on an Irish horse.

Now, my memory is not what it was. Anybody recall the races in question?

One of the races may have been a top race in England.

I think Michael Kinane was born in Tipperary.

Jeezz, I'm sh!te at geography.

Is Tipperary in Ireland?

The sophistication of your argument is lost on me Norma, Some on here will help you.

Norma, its a long way wherever it is.

See!

Dettori could be claimed as Irish under the Grandfather ruling. Similar flag and it has been argued successfuly before that the Italians are just the Irish in the sun.