Robbie Power
Robbie "Puppy" Poweris a retiredNational Huntjockey.The son of Irish show-jumper Con Power,[1]Robbie Power rode the 33-1 outsiderSilver Birchto victory in the 2007John Smith'sGrand National[2]atAintree Racecourseon Saturday 14 April 2007.[3]It was his second Grand National ride after his Grand National debut in 2005. In 2011 he had his firstCheltenham Festivalwinner in theRSA Chase.In 2017 he won theCheltenham Gold Cupand thePunchestown Gold CuponSizing John.He also won theIrish Grand Nationalon Our Duke.
He announced his retirement from horse racing in 2022.[4]
TV
[edit]In 2013 he appeared on documentaryThe Irish Road To Cheltenhamwhich was shown onRTÉ Onetelevision in Ireland.[5]
Cheltenham Festival winners (4)
[edit]- Cheltenham Gold Cup-(1) Sizing John (2017)
- RSA Insurance Novices' Chase-(1) Bostons Angel (2011)
- Coral Cup- (1) Supasundae (2017)
- Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase- (1) Rock The World (2017)
Major wins
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Ireland
- Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle-(1) Reserve Tank (2019)
- Champion Four Year Old Hurdle-(1) Saldier (2018)
- Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle-(1) Oscars Well (2011)
- Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase-(2) Carrigeen Victor (2005), Bostons Angel (2011)
- Greenmount Park Novice Chase-(1) Intelligent (2002)
- Irish Champion Hurdle-(1) Supasundae (2018)
- Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle-(1) Sir Overbury (2006)
- Irish Gold Cup-(1) Sizing John (2017)
- John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase-(1) Sizing John (2017)
- Neville Hotels Novice Chase-(2) Bostons Angel (2010), Our Duke (2016)
- Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase-(1) Big Zeb (2011)
- Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle-(1) Jezki (2012)
- Punchestown Champion Chase-(1) Fox Norton (2017)
- Punchestown Champion Hurdle-(1) Supasundae (2018)
- Punchestown Gold Cup-(1) Sizing John (2017)
- Ryanair Novice Chase-(1) Chacun Pour Soi (2019)
- Aintree Hurdle-(1) Supasundae (2019)
- Betfair Chase-(1) Lostintranslation (2019)
- Kauto Star Novices' Chase-(1) Slate House (2019)
- Manifesto Novices' Chase-(1) Finian's Oscar (2018)
- Melling Chase-(1) Fox Norton (2017)
- Mersey Novices' Hurdle-(2) Finian's Oscar (2017), Reserve Tank (2019)
- Mildmay Novices' Chase-(1) Lostintranslation (2019)
- Tolworth Novices' Hurdle-(1) Fiddlerontheroof (2020)
- Top Novices' Hurdle-(1) Pingshou (2017)
- Grand National Hurdle Stakes-(1) Jury Duty (2018)
Footnotes
[edit]- ^Additional detail, Con Power
- ^Scott, B.Silver shines in heat,Sunday Telegraph (Sports Section p12), 15 April 2007
- ^Palmer, Justin (14 April 2007)."Silver Birch wins Grand National thriller".Guardian Unlimited.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^"Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Robbie Power announces retirement from racing after Punchestown Festival".independent.Retrieved28 April2022.
- ^"Limerick Jockey to appear on RTÉ".Limerick Post.28 February 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2013.Retrieved7 March2013.
External links
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