Tony Dobbin (born 1 May 1972) is a retired Northern Irish

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who rode mainly in Great Britain. He rode the winner of the

Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it ...

on Lord Gyllene in 1997 for owner Sir Stanley Clarke CBE, 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, 10 April 2008 riding the winner of his final race, Ballyvoge, at Carlisle Racecourse. He has assisted his wife, Rose Davidson, training racehorses since 2009.

Major wins

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Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it ...

- (1) Lord Gyllene (1997) * Ascot Chase - (2) One Man (1998), Monet's Garden (2007) * Melling Chase - (1) Monet's Garden (2007) *

Liverpool Hurdle The Liverpool Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt racing, National Hunt Hurdling (horse race), hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to Horse racing, horses aged four years or older. It is run a ...

- (1) Monet's Garden (2005) *

Fighting Fifth Hurdle The Fighting Fifth Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt racing, National Hunt Hurdling (horse race), hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to Horse racing, horses aged four years or older. It is r ...

- (2) Barton (2000), Arcalis (2005) * Aintree Hurdle - (1) Barton (2001) * Mildmay Novices' Chase - (1) Barton (2002) * Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle - (1) Quazar (2002) Ireland *

Punchestown Champion Hurdle The Punchestown Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and duri ...

- (1) Quazar (2003)

References

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