National Champion Jockey Dylan Browne-McMonagle brought the curtain down on a brilliant five-year career at horse and pony racing yesterday.
Browne-McMonagle rode a fabulous six-timer at Carrickadawson, retaining his title in resounding style.
The Champion got the ball rolling as Five Stone Of Lead who he served up a great partnership with took the 148cm remorseless fashion and then doubled up when Who Knows put up a top drawer performance winning the open mile.
The Letterkenny maestro gained the treble as Way Up North put his rivals firmly to the sword taking the 10 furlong. The fourtimer was just around the corner as Skys The Limit got a deserved success in the 153cm pony race.
Let It Go made it the fab five as he bounced back to form in the 12 furlong open.
The icing was put on the proverbial cake as the equine aeroplane Unhinged gave Dylan the perfect send off with a bloodless win in his final ride to jubilant an emotional applauses.
Dylan’s colourful career included 218 wins, a Dingle Derby win, three Dingle Championships, two National titles, numerous northwest titles, a midlands jockeys title and the shattering of several records.
The talented teenager will be getting his license in a few weeks time and he will be joining the powerful yard of Joseph O’Brien in Co Kilkenny so we wish Dylan every success in his new chapter.
Ryan Sexton is another up and coming rider and he took the opening race in a grandstand finish aboard Money Talks and rider Robert Wheraty was at his very best pulling out all the stops as Tell Ya Nothing who dug deep in the two mile open winning by just over a length.
Rory Mulligan and Kian McNally had a big war in the local race but it was just Rory who got the best of the battle close home by a neck on Mr Mulligan and these two youngsters are two more jockeys for the future
