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after a winner, not doing a Frankie.
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obviously doesnt need the dosh from leopardstown at xmas
all the family there, no wonder it was well backed before the off.
I genuinely thought he was doing it at the end of last season. That was the talk anyhow. Its no secret Jack Kennedy was gonna be on most of the good ones so perhaps that swayed his mind after a rethink during the off season. Best of luck to him.
Remember him punching a horse and getting a ban
One of the best. Nevertheless, injuries and age have caught up with him. A wise decision to retire now and not after 2023 Cheltenham.
I was a massive fan of the guy since i seen him take the short cut around the Cross Country Course at Cheltenham and Win God knows how many Years ago.....Made our Jockeys look like a bunch of third rate w@nkers....Thanks for the memories Davy enjoy your retirement.
Davy has been a shadow of his former self since returning from injury. In his prime I would rate Davy second to only AP.McCoy such was his excellence.
Davy Russell announces retirement with immediate effect........
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/davy-russell-announces-retirement-with-immediate-effect/206061
Davy Russell Riding history through the years........
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/career-profile-of-jockey-davy-russell-following-his-retirement-from-the-saddle-on-sunday/206065
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/davy-russell-announces-retirement-with-immediate-effect/206061
Davy Russell Riding history through the years........
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/career-profile-of-jockey-davy-russell-following-his-retirement-from-the-saddle-on-sunday/206065
Top man -will be fondly remembered for putting Millington back in his box on live TV.
It's awful for the many @rsehohes on here that their memories are only triggered by their pockets
It’s been the same right from the early days on this forum bentring,just the other day on the John francome birthday thread someone’s only contribution was to refer to John banks and remind us all what short memories we have.
On the subject of Davy he shown his class in the interview on racing tv yesterday
I think most people would behave during an interview jimnast….
He was a good horseman but the public go overboard….
What response will you get when you decide to retire…
He was a good horseman but the public go overboard….
What response will you get when you decide to retire…
He never suffered fools gladly which is why most on here never took to him,not mentioning any names,Formof.
He was indeed a great jockey, somebody you'd want on top when the money was down, think a few horses may be glad he's retired though, wasn't he a bit over indulgent with the whip at times, (i may be thinking of someone else, so apologies if mistaken),
Nogoody
Every rider gets it from punters…
Prepare yourself for the flat season 2023..regarding Dettori…more unbearable gushing…
Jimnast correct we never retire…Davy Russel probably won’t retire….
Every rider gets it from punters…
Prepare yourself for the flat season 2023..regarding Dettori…more unbearable gushing…
Jimnast correct we never retire…Davy Russel probably won’t retire….
Most jockeys are average but Davy had that something special and if you dont agree you know fack all.
some on here never achieve anything so just want to be bitter about someone who does
Davy has smooth silky hands….according to a person on Sky racing….ffs…
My true opinion of Davy Russell is…….he is a good horseman…..ffs…
It can only be A Fairytale of New York, a distant n.b. would be The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole.
No Formof, The Darkness are too naff to be on any list.
I don’t do a hero…you work you retire….big deal….
Told you 2 months ago I have you blocked. I've no idea what you're talking about, same as yourself, but I agree that chestnuts are over rated.
Now waiting for Ryan Moore to retire (betting wise) for a treble.
Class act Davy,no publicity just did it,not like someone else.
Nogoody
I wouldn't say he was a great jockey, I will say better than good, but not great.
I wouldn't say he was a great jockey, I will say better than good, but not great.
I think Davy is definitely better than any this side of the sea, probably Ireland too.
He was always the first jockey name I looked for in an Irish card. Best of luck for the future Davy.
One of the greats for me, even though I never quite warmed to him for some reason.
Possessed a great mix of steel and style, even if he did overdo the waiting tactics on occasion. I don't think there'd be too many jockeys you'd want over him in a finish.
It's not a surprise, as the quality of his rides started to gradually dry up, exacerbated by Jack Kennedy's increasing profile. Also, I think he was more or less the last of that golden generation - McCoy, Johnson, Walsh, Carberry, Geraghty, Fehily et al, still standing.
In addition to Millington, I also recall him having a go at McCririck for having a pop at Dunguib's young rider in the Supreme - Brian O'Connell. Had to google both the horse and jockey's name - terrible this getting older lark!
Possessed a great mix of steel and style, even if he did overdo the waiting tactics on occasion. I don't think there'd be too many jockeys you'd want over him in a finish.
It's not a surprise, as the quality of his rides started to gradually dry up, exacerbated by Jack Kennedy's increasing profile. Also, I think he was more or less the last of that golden generation - McCoy, Johnson, Walsh, Carberry, Geraghty, Fehily et al, still standing.
In addition to Millington, I also recall him having a go at McCririck for having a pop at Dunguib's young rider in the Supreme - Brian O'Connell. Had to google both the horse and jockey's name - terrible this getting older lark!
I'll so miss him sitting doing naff all on half his rides...
I will miss the guy big time 
....I hope he makes a comeback.
....I hope he makes a comeback.
I don;t know the fella other than from the outside, i.e., as a racing fan spectator and from that standpoint and having seen the interviews he has given over the years he seems a real decent bloke and devoted family man. Good on him and good luck in whatever he does now. If he learns to tick all the boxes and keep Brough Scott's photo prominently positioned on his zoom videos he might get a job with Chamberlin.
Irish jumping equivalent to Johnny Murtagh on the flat. I had doubts about Johnny as a trainer but he is doing really well.
Have been in his company several times and the fellah was a diamond. He took lord windermere up the inside of the bend in the g c and that was a standout he repeated on presenting percy in the sun alliance, a different class that day, came back and said the horse would have won 20 lengths if he had let him. Won the donkey derby at galway greyhound track one year at galway , hilarious event and stood his ground when in agony at the bar. A top top man , how the feck he got some of them home I will never understand , he thought pg kelly was a genius so what does that say of charles byrnes ...??? told the world to back borice in the plate . An absolute gem lost to the game.
Time, tide and racing wait for no man. With standard disdain for the great just gone Racing carries on.
What opportunity Davy;s retirement has produced for young Sam Ewing with the ride on Galvin. A win will surely enhance his career. Good luck to him - the horse has every chance.
What opportunity Davy;s retirement has produced for young Sam Ewing with the ride on Galvin. A win will surely enhance his career. Good luck to him - the horse has every chance.
turns out he wants to share the limelight with Frankie and Prince Harry.
Greed wins don’t expect sympathy if you crack a bone..
I will miss the guy big time Sad....I hope he makes a comeback....
I will miss the guy big time Sad....I hope he makes a comeback....
I will miss the guy big time Sad....I hope he makes a comeback....
I will miss the guy big time Sad....I hope he makes a comeback....
Interesting to see him frame of mind. He'll be going from 'I won't miss dodgy novices' to getting on one or two again. Though I'm particularly keen to see if Elliott avoids those mounts for him and only puts him up on certain horses.
Sod's law comes into play here, I hope the poor fkr. doesn't get broken up.
I don't get this "love in" with St davy, he's a middling man a me feiner.
Jacks injury said to be not as bad as first thought so cud be back in action within 6-7 weeks 
Davy will be mopping up all the spares in meantime including the Dublin festival meeting by looks of it
Davy will be mopping up all the spares in meantime including the Dublin festival meeting by looks of it
I hope that Davy has some big winners but I also hope he doesn't have any bad falls. The decision suggests that Elliott has little confidence in any of the younger Irish jockeys.
Was Elliott right to recall Russell? Here are my thoughts on the dramatic U-turn
COMMENT DAVID JENNINGS
1 of 1
2:00PM, JAN 13 2023
Davy Russell spoiled the best World Cup final of our lifetime for me and now he owes me 20 quid too.
The ninth most successful jump jockey of all time decided to retire at Thurles half an hour before Argentina and France kicked off in Qatar. Between normal time, extra-time and penalties, there were 12 goals scored. I saw none of them. That was nobody's fault but yours, Davy. We were busy assembling the best possible tribute to you and you're not getting another one!
Fast forward exactly three weeks and, just before the bumper at Naas, I bumped into Gordon Elliott's main bloodstock agent Mouse O'Ryan. We were discussing Jack Kennedy's tumble from Top Bandit and how unlucky the poor chap was with injuries when Russell popped up in the conversation.
"I wouldn't be one bit surprised if Davy came back," Mouse said. "Not a hope," I replied. I stupidly felt the urge to have a bet with him. A score. We even shook on it.
I lost the bet at 9.09pm on Wednesday night. That was when Square In The Air's Bill Esdaille tweeted the news of Russell's return with a statement from the man himself. He said he wanted to "help the team through a difficult few weeks".
There are two ways of looking at it. You can argue it is the wrong call because Jordan Gainford and Sam Ewing's confidence will be shattered; because Russell had got out of the game in one piece; because he had said goodbye; because he is 43.
But, on the flip side, you can't beat experience; that on the big day, when it matters most, he remains as good as anyone; that it would have been too much too soon for Gainford and Ewing; that Cheltenham is just around the corner and a safe pair of hands is worth its weight in gold around there.
Russell has cost me time and money so I really should be agreeing with the first of those two arguments, yet I find myself siding with the second one.
Speaking on Racing TV's Road To Cheltenham show on Thursday night, Ruby Walsh said that Gainford and Ewing would be "gutted" and as competitive sportsmen they would naturally be "bitterly disappointed". Of course that is probably true but I don't subscribe to the theory it will ruin their careers. Far from it, in fact.
Speaking on Irish radio station Newstalk after his victory on The Shunter at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, Gainford said: "I used to ring Davy Russell every morning [at Cheltenham]. He's my idol. He always was, and always will be. To be honest, I think he's the best man to ever put on a pair of riding boots."
He added: "He's never in the wrong place and he's relaxed. If you ring him about a race, he's able to tell you about the horse in four words. Ruby Walsh was special, Barry Geraghty was special – but I suppose I'm that bit closer to Davy, and I'm talking to him on the phone a couple of times a week."
Davy Russell: unexpected return to riding the big talking point in racing this week
Davy Russell: unexpected return to riding the big talking point in racing this week
Patrick McCann
Gainford's admiration for his idol will be tested in the coming weeks as Russell will rob him of a right few quid. But the fact of the matter is the young jockey has just the sole Grade 1 success to his name in Ireland, and that came over Christmas on Gerri Colombe. Ewing has yet to ride a Graded winner.
There are those of you who will say, "If you're good enough, you're old enough" and the irony of it all is that Kennedy proved just that. He won a Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the age of 17 on the quirky Labaik, but Kennedy was no normal youngster. He was always different. He was 17 going on 57. The only thing that matched his talent at that age was his mentality. Whether he gave a horse a tremendous ride or a terrible one, his demeanour never changed. That was what set him apart from the crowd as much as anything.
He is a one-off, and when he retires in about 20 years' time I have no doubt whatsoever we will remember him as one of the all-time greats.
You might think Elliott's team is not as strong as in other years, but he still has four favourites and four second favourites at Cheltenham. In all likelihood, he will probably have at least a dozen horses who are sent off a single-figure price in March. That is a lot of pressure for someone as inexperienced as Gainford or Ewing if Kennedy were not to make it back in time.
As Elliott said himself, if this sort of thing happened next year it would be a no-brainer. Gainford would be number one and Ewing number two. It hasn't happened next year, though. It has happened now and he needed to act.
Russell's record at Cheltenham speaks for itself and he has already ridden most of the horses he will be riding in the big races over the next few months. Indeed, his steer on Conflated in last year's Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup was a thing of beauty.
He has won a Pertemps Final and three Grade 1s on Delta Work, who is hot favourite to win another Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase. Maxxum, as short as 7-2 for this year's Pertemps Final, won at Navan in November under him, and he also guided Mares' Hurdle fancy Queens Brook to victory in her maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse.
The easiest thing in the world would have been to promote the two youngsters and Denis O'Regan and forget about Russell. To leave the past in the past. That is what most of us expected but Elliott has acted on instinct. He feels it is a season too soon for Gainford and Ewing and is willing to accept the consequences if the Davy experiment doesn't go well.
This is Davy Russell, though, and the Davy Russell I know was born for situations like this. When the spotlight shines brightest, when the pressure is at its most intense, when Charles Byrnes is waiting on a treble at Roscommon for an absolute fortune, that is when he is at his very best.
Russell will be fine over these next few months. His body might be 43 but his brain isn't. Begrudgingly, I think it is the correct call.
If you do happen to pick up another Grade 1 at Leopardstown or Cheltenham, Davy, any chance of a score to pay off Mouse?
COMMENT DAVID JENNINGS
1 of 1
2:00PM, JAN 13 2023
Davy Russell spoiled the best World Cup final of our lifetime for me and now he owes me 20 quid too.
The ninth most successful jump jockey of all time decided to retire at Thurles half an hour before Argentina and France kicked off in Qatar. Between normal time, extra-time and penalties, there were 12 goals scored. I saw none of them. That was nobody's fault but yours, Davy. We were busy assembling the best possible tribute to you and you're not getting another one!
Fast forward exactly three weeks and, just before the bumper at Naas, I bumped into Gordon Elliott's main bloodstock agent Mouse O'Ryan. We were discussing Jack Kennedy's tumble from Top Bandit and how unlucky the poor chap was with injuries when Russell popped up in the conversation.
"I wouldn't be one bit surprised if Davy came back," Mouse said. "Not a hope," I replied. I stupidly felt the urge to have a bet with him. A score. We even shook on it.
I lost the bet at 9.09pm on Wednesday night. That was when Square In The Air's Bill Esdaille tweeted the news of Russell's return with a statement from the man himself. He said he wanted to "help the team through a difficult few weeks".
There are two ways of looking at it. You can argue it is the wrong call because Jordan Gainford and Sam Ewing's confidence will be shattered; because Russell had got out of the game in one piece; because he had said goodbye; because he is 43.
But, on the flip side, you can't beat experience; that on the big day, when it matters most, he remains as good as anyone; that it would have been too much too soon for Gainford and Ewing; that Cheltenham is just around the corner and a safe pair of hands is worth its weight in gold around there.
Russell has cost me time and money so I really should be agreeing with the first of those two arguments, yet I find myself siding with the second one.
Speaking on Racing TV's Road To Cheltenham show on Thursday night, Ruby Walsh said that Gainford and Ewing would be "gutted" and as competitive sportsmen they would naturally be "bitterly disappointed". Of course that is probably true but I don't subscribe to the theory it will ruin their careers. Far from it, in fact.
Speaking on Irish radio station Newstalk after his victory on The Shunter at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, Gainford said: "I used to ring Davy Russell every morning [at Cheltenham]. He's my idol. He always was, and always will be. To be honest, I think he's the best man to ever put on a pair of riding boots."
He added: "He's never in the wrong place and he's relaxed. If you ring him about a race, he's able to tell you about the horse in four words. Ruby Walsh was special, Barry Geraghty was special – but I suppose I'm that bit closer to Davy, and I'm talking to him on the phone a couple of times a week."
Davy Russell: unexpected return to riding the big talking point in racing this week
Davy Russell: unexpected return to riding the big talking point in racing this week
Patrick McCann
Gainford's admiration for his idol will be tested in the coming weeks as Russell will rob him of a right few quid. But the fact of the matter is the young jockey has just the sole Grade 1 success to his name in Ireland, and that came over Christmas on Gerri Colombe. Ewing has yet to ride a Graded winner.
There are those of you who will say, "If you're good enough, you're old enough" and the irony of it all is that Kennedy proved just that. He won a Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the age of 17 on the quirky Labaik, but Kennedy was no normal youngster. He was always different. He was 17 going on 57. The only thing that matched his talent at that age was his mentality. Whether he gave a horse a tremendous ride or a terrible one, his demeanour never changed. That was what set him apart from the crowd as much as anything.
He is a one-off, and when he retires in about 20 years' time I have no doubt whatsoever we will remember him as one of the all-time greats.
You might think Elliott's team is not as strong as in other years, but he still has four favourites and four second favourites at Cheltenham. In all likelihood, he will probably have at least a dozen horses who are sent off a single-figure price in March. That is a lot of pressure for someone as inexperienced as Gainford or Ewing if Kennedy were not to make it back in time.
As Elliott said himself, if this sort of thing happened next year it would be a no-brainer. Gainford would be number one and Ewing number two. It hasn't happened next year, though. It has happened now and he needed to act.
Russell's record at Cheltenham speaks for itself and he has already ridden most of the horses he will be riding in the big races over the next few months. Indeed, his steer on Conflated in last year's Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup was a thing of beauty.
He has won a Pertemps Final and three Grade 1s on Delta Work, who is hot favourite to win another Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase. Maxxum, as short as 7-2 for this year's Pertemps Final, won at Navan in November under him, and he also guided Mares' Hurdle fancy Queens Brook to victory in her maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse.
The easiest thing in the world would have been to promote the two youngsters and Denis O'Regan and forget about Russell. To leave the past in the past. That is what most of us expected but Elliott has acted on instinct. He feels it is a season too soon for Gainford and Ewing and is willing to accept the consequences if the Davy experiment doesn't go well.
This is Davy Russell, though, and the Davy Russell I know was born for situations like this. When the spotlight shines brightest, when the pressure is at its most intense, when Charles Byrnes is waiting on a treble at Roscommon for an absolute fortune, that is when he is at his very best.
Russell will be fine over these next few months. His body might be 43 but his brain isn't. Begrudgingly, I think it is the correct call.
If you do happen to pick up another Grade 1 at Leopardstown or Cheltenham, Davy, any chance of a score to pay off Mouse?
Really have reservations about this,I honestly thought nothing would have dragged him back on a horse after such a glittering career and a really great "Retirement" day a few weeks back.
In the blood I suppose and he's obviously missed the buzz.
I wish him above all a safe return.
In the blood I suppose and he's obviously missed the buzz.
I wish him above all a safe return.
Yertiz...
'I've put on a few pounds but I've not got fat' - Davy Russell agrees to ride again
Few jockeys come out of retirement twice in the same year, but there aren't many jockeys like Davy Russell – and it's just a one-off this time.
The dual Grand National winner made a brief comeback in the spring when Jack Kennedy was injured and signed off for the final time after landing two more Grade 1s at Aintree on Gerri Colombe and Irish Point for Gordon Elliott.
But he will be back in action at Doncaster on September 17 taking part in the Vickers.bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes, the only British charity race for former professional jockeys.
"I'm looking forward to it; it should be a bit of craic," Russell tells Racing Grapevine. "I've been keeping busy. I have a few horses here at home, ponies. I've put on a few pounds but I've not got fat!"
The mile race has been won by Mick Kinane, AP McCoy and Charlie Swan and Russell said: "I didn't ride at Doncaster all that much but it's a fine track. I have very little experience of riding on the Flat, although I rode in a lot of bumpers as an amateur, but it will be a bit of sport."
The Leger Legends race, which has been switched from the first day to the new closing Sunday this year, has raised more than £1million for Jack Berry House in Malton and the National Horseracing College since it was first run in 2010.
Other jockeys taking part for the first time this year are Tom Scudamore, Robbie Power, Will Kennedy, Mark Enright, Mattie Batchelor and Russ Kennemore.
Tables for the lunch, which is attended by personalities from racing and other sports and offers the chance to bid for lots such as a round of golf with McCoy, are still available to book at LegerLegends@thenhc.co.uk
David Carr
Racing Grapevine RP
'I've put on a few pounds but I've not got fat' - Davy Russell agrees to ride again
Few jockeys come out of retirement twice in the same year, but there aren't many jockeys like Davy Russell – and it's just a one-off this time.
The dual Grand National winner made a brief comeback in the spring when Jack Kennedy was injured and signed off for the final time after landing two more Grade 1s at Aintree on Gerri Colombe and Irish Point for Gordon Elliott.
But he will be back in action at Doncaster on September 17 taking part in the Vickers.bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes, the only British charity race for former professional jockeys.
"I'm looking forward to it; it should be a bit of craic," Russell tells Racing Grapevine. "I've been keeping busy. I have a few horses here at home, ponies. I've put on a few pounds but I've not got fat!"
The mile race has been won by Mick Kinane, AP McCoy and Charlie Swan and Russell said: "I didn't ride at Doncaster all that much but it's a fine track. I have very little experience of riding on the Flat, although I rode in a lot of bumpers as an amateur, but it will be a bit of sport."
The Leger Legends race, which has been switched from the first day to the new closing Sunday this year, has raised more than £1million for Jack Berry House in Malton and the National Horseracing College since it was first run in 2010.
Other jockeys taking part for the first time this year are Tom Scudamore, Robbie Power, Will Kennedy, Mark Enright, Mattie Batchelor and Russ Kennemore.
Tables for the lunch, which is attended by personalities from racing and other sports and offers the chance to bid for lots such as a round of golf with McCoy, are still available to book at LegerLegends@thenhc.co.uk
David Carr
Racing Grapevine RP
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