Davy Russell

Davy Russell
Davy Russell after riding Solwhit in the 2009 WBX Fighting Fifth Hurdle.
Occupation	Jockey
Born	Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
Honours
Irish jump racing Champion Jockey (2011-12), (2012-13)
Significant horses
Weapon's Amnesty, War of Attrition, Solwhit, Forpadydeplasterer, Back In Front, Sir Des Champs, Lord Windermere.[1]

Davy Russell (born David Niall Russell 1979 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Russell's first win as a professional jockey was for English-based Irish trainer Ferdy Murphy on Inn Antique in a novice hurdle at Sedgefield, 12 November 2002. He gained many high-profile successes during his two seasons in England, winning the Peter Marsh Chase on Truckers Tavern in 2003 and also finishing second on the same horse in that year's Cheltenham Gold Cup. Other valuable wins on Murphy’s horses came on Tribal Venture, Ballinclay King and Historg. His first win as a professional in Ireland came on Colonel Monroe on 29 December 2002. He had his first Cheltenham Festival win in March 2006 on the Philip Rothwell trained Native Jack in the Sporting Index Cross Country Chase. He has an impressive tally of wins since 2006 on the Irish National Hunt trail (2006 - 82 wins, 2007 - 107 wins, 2008 - 89 wins, 2009 - 91 wins)^[2][3]

On Friday 14 March 2014, he rode Lord Windermere – trained by Jim Culloty – to victory in the Betfred Gold Cup at Cheltenham. At the 2016 Cheltenham Festival he won the Coral Cup for a record third time.

Cheltenham Festival Winners

Wins

2005: Topham Chase: Cregg House
2006: Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase: The Railway Man
2006: Powers Whiskey Novice Chase: Cailin Alainn
2006: Ballymore Properties Novice Chase: Cailin Alainn
2007: William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase: Joe's Edge
2007: Kerrygold Champion Chase: Mansony
2007: Newenham Mulligan Novice Hurdle: Major Finnegan
2007: Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase: Mansony
2007: Galway Hurdle: Farmer Brown
2008: Arkle Novice Chase: Thyne Again
2008: Deloitte Novice Hurdle: Forpadydeplasterer
2008: Coral Cup: Naiad Du Misselot^[4]
2008: Grand Annual Chase: Tiger Cry^[5]
2008: Champion 4YO Hurdle: Won in the Dark^[6]
2009: Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle: Weapon's Amnesty^[7]
2009: Aintree Hurdle: Solwhit
2009: Rabobank Champion Hurdle: Solwhit
2010: Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle: Solwhit
2010: RSA Chase: Weapon's Amnesty
2011: Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle: First Lieutenant
2011: Coral Cup: Carlito Brigante
2011: Growise Champion Novice Chase: Quito de la Roque
2011: JNwine.com Champion Chase: Quito de la Roque
2012: Galway Hurdle Rebel Fitz
2012: Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle: Dedigout
2012: Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase: Last Instalment
2013: RSA Chase: Lord Windermere
2013: Hennessy Gold Cup Sir Des Champs
2013: Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle: Un Atout
2013: Punchestown Gold Cup: Sir Des Champs
2014: Cheltenham Gold Cup: Lord Windermere
2015: Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle: Windsor Park
2015: Cross Country Handicap Chase: Rivage D'or
2016: Coral Cup: Diamond King

TV

Russell featured in a TG4 documentary called "Jump Boys". It followed the journeys of Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty and Russell over the course of the 2011/12 season. It aired on 28 November 2012.^[8] In 2013 he appeared on documentary The Irish Road To Cheltenham which was shown on RTÉ One television in Ireland.^[9]

References

External links

• Racing Post Stats