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Irish Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Rachael Blackmore and Frankie Dettori praise Irish teen jockey after debut win
Rachael Blackmore and Frankie Dettori were among those to show their appreciation for an Irish teenage jockey, who tasted victory with his first ever ride. Jamie Martin steered Alaskan View (10/1) to win the Majestic Hotel INH Flat Race at Tramore on Friday, with the pair finishing ahead of the Patrick Mullins-ridden odds-on favourite Highland Realm (2/5). Grand National and Gold Cup winner Blackmore was among those to like a video of Martin's interview with Racing TV after the race on Instagram, with legendary flat jockey Dettori also liking the clip, as did Danny Mullins and Billy Loughnane. The win was all the more special for the 17-year-old as the horse is trained by the his grandfather Willie, owned by his brother and was led up by his father Mick. Many people took to social media to praise the secondary school student for his 'brilliant' post-race interview. One person said: "Well done young fella. Brilliant interview and great winner for ye." Another wrote: "What a great young man! Well done!" Someone else commented: "He's a fantastic fella, delighted for him." One other post read: "This young man deserves every bit of success that comes his way." Speaking after the race, Martin said: "I'm just so grateful to have the likes of my father and grandfather to give me the opportunity. My brother didn't want me on the horse, but my Dad had his way. I thought I was dreaming for a second. "I was talking to a few of the lads inside and I thought I was going to be making it, but there was a bit of competition for the lead and there was three horses upsides for nearly whole first round. I was tanking along so I let Alaskan View off in front. She travelled along beautifully and heard Patrick (Mullins) coming near, but lengthened out unreal. "I thought I was going to fall off near the end but I made it! I looked across and said to Patrick 'Did I win or not?" He added, smiling: "The plan was if I won this I'd retire with a 100 per cent strike rate but I think I'll have to keep on going!"
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish teen jockey gives brilliant interview after winning his first ever race
As debuts go, they don't get much better than this... Jamie Martin tasted victory with his first ever ride at Tramore on Friday. The 17-year-old partnered Alaskan View (10/1) to success in the Majestic Hotel INH Flat Race, finishing ahead of the Patrick Mullins-ridden odds-on favourite Highland Realm (2/5). Alaskan View is trained by the jockey's grandfather, owned by his brother and was led up by his father Mick. "I'm just so grateful to have the likes of my father and grandfather to give me the opportunity," the teenager told Racing TV. "My brother didn't want me on the horse, but my Dad had his way. I thought I was dreaming for a second. "I was talking to a few of the lads inside and I thought I was going to be making it, but there was a bit of competition for the lead and there was three horses upsides for nearly whole first round. I was tanking along so I let Alaskan View off in front. She travelled along beautifully and heard Patrick (Mullins) coming near, but lengthened out unreal. "I thought I was going to fall off near the end but I made it! I looked across and said to Patrick 'Did I win or not?" He added, smiling: "The plan was if I won this I'd retire with a 100 per cent strike rate but I think I'll have to keep on going!" Martin is still at school and is going into fifth year. Alaskan View defeated Highland Realm by half a length.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Jockey, 17, jokes he'll quit undefeated after beating Patrick Mullins on first ride
Jamie Martin's horse Alaskan View finished ahead of the Mullins-ridden favourite Highland Realm in the Majestic Hotel INH Flat Race at Tramore on Friday evening A teenage debutant joked he'd 'retire with a 100 per cent strike rate' after beating Patrick Mullins' horse in a flat race at Tramore. Jamie Martin made the perfect start to his career when his family's horse Alaskan View was the most straightforward in the 2m½f event at the Irish circuit. The 17-year-old had interchanged the lead with Mullins' mount Highland Realm but teenager Martin took advantage when the rival horse appeared to jump a section of the track and lose concentration. There was just half-a-length between them at the line and Martin was delighted to have mastered Grand National-winning jockey Mullins, a 17-time champion amateur rider. Martin smiled: "The plan was if I won this I'd retire with a 100 per cent strike rate but I think I'll have to keep on going!" Highland Realm is from the family of Mullins' former smart dual purpose thoroughbred Wicklow Brave, who took the 2015 County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, 2016 Irish St Leger and 2017 Punchestown Champion Hurdle. Mullins was on-board for the last of the three big wins and the ten-year-old was on-course to add the American Grand National to his record in 2019 when he sadly suffered an injury at the final hurdle. Sent off the 2-5 favourite on his first racecourse appearance, Highland Realm kept on well to press Alaskan View at the finish. But it was school pupil Martin's day and it was a real family affair as the mare was trained by his grandfather Willie and led up by his father Mick. In the same contest, Pat Breen finished third on Lord Lackendarra and his daughter Sarah was sixth on Goodmancon. Martin junior told Racing TV: "I'm just so grateful to have the likes of my father and grandfather to give me the opportunity. My brother didn't want me on the horse, but my Dad had his way. I thought I was dreaming for a second. "I was talking to a few of the lads inside and I thought I was going to be making it, but there was a bit of competition for the lead and there was three horses upsides for nearly whole first round. I was tanking along so I let Alaskan View off in front. She travelled along beautifully and heard Patrick (Mullins) coming near, but lengthened out unreal. "I thought I was going to fall off near the end but I made it! I looked across and said to Patrick 'Did I win or not?"
