Jockey Darragh O’Keeffe celebrates after winning the BetVictor Champion Chase on Envoi Allen at Down Royal last Saturday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Darragh O’Keeffe has a dozen rides this weekend as he continues to set a scorching pace in pursuit of being crowned champion jockey for the first time.
Having stepped into the shoes of Rachael Blackmore as first jockey to Henry de Bromhead after her retirement in May, the 25-year-old has enjoyed a superb start to his new job.
Although still only at the start of November, and the halfway point of the campaign, O’Keeffe has already achieved his best season with a tally of 64 winners and is closing in on a €1 million in prize money.
Those 64 winners put him 30 clear of his nearest rival, Jack Kennedy,
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