Tony Dobbin

Tony Dobbin

Tony Dobbin (born 1 May 1972) is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey who rode mainly in Great Britain. He rode the winner of the Grand National on Lord Gyllene in 1997 and won over 1,200 races during his career in the saddle. He was the regular stable jockey for Nicky Richards. He retired from racing on Thursday, 10th April, 2008 riding the winner of his final race, Ballyvoge, at Carlisle Racecourse. He plans to assist his parter, Rose Davidson, training racehorses from 2009 [cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/7330603.stm| title = Dobbin ends career with victory | date = 10 April 2008| accessdate = 2008-04-10 | publisher = BBC Sport
] .

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3713728.stm BBC website profile]


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