Robbie Power

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Robbie Power, the 25 year old[1] son of Irish show-jumper Con Power [2], is the National Hunt jockey who rode 33-1 outsider Silver Birch to victory in the 2007 John Smith's Grand National[3] at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 14th April 2007 .[4]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Robbie Power's early racing career
  2. ^ Additional detail, Con Power
  3. ^ Scott, B Silver shines in heat Sunday Telegraph ( Sports Section p12), 15th April 2007
  4. ^ Palmer, Justin. "Silver Birch wins Grand National thriller", Guardian Unlimited, 2007-04-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.