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How many of you could look at yourselves in the mirror this morning, like Jack Kennedy, and know you would push yourself to your physical limit just to get back to work?

Envoi Allen and Jack Kennedy with Seainin Mahon after winning the Advanced Scaffolding Beginners Steeplechase at Down Royal. Picture: Healy Racing

On Thursday afternoon at Clonmel, Jack Kennedy returned to the track 18 days after breaking his collar bone in a fall at Limerick on Munster National day. 

He had no joy, as in a winner, but there was plenty of real joy for the young Dingle native in the fact that he was back again and could go to Down Royal yesterday to ride Envoi Allen, Queens Brook, Abacadabras, and Farouk D’alene. Four rides and two winners.