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A recruit from the pony racing circuit, where he rode over 150 winners, Rossa Ryan is the son of Co. Galway National Hunt trainer David Ryan. As such, he was always destined to become a jockey of one kind or another, much in the same way that some of us are bound to see what fortunates aawait us on the best au online casino sites. Indeed, Ryan Jnr. rode his first winner, Solar Heat, at Dundalk in December, 2016, as a 16-year-old. By that stage, he had already had a successful trial with Richard Hannon and, having become apprenticed to the Wiltshire trainer the following January, began his progression through the ranks.

Ryan missed out to Jason Watson in the apprentice jockeys’ championship in 2018, but still rode 78 winners in the calendar year, which was more than enough to ride out his claim. In 2019, as a fully-fledged professional, he rode 65 winners, including his first Group winner, Duke Of Hazzard, in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood. In 2020, he rode 63 winners, including a maiden Royal Ascot success on Highland Chief in the Golden Gates Handicap. He also became retained rider for AMO Racing Limited and rode Devilwala, trained by Ralph Beckett, in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland, Kentucky.

At the time of writing, Ryan has ridden 64 winners in 2021 so far, including 15 since the start of the Flat jockeys’ championship on May 1, which currently places him fifth in the table. He faces a spell on the sidelines after breaking his collarbone in a fall at Wolverhampton, which has placed his participation at Royal Ascot in jeopardy.

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