Ruby Walsh: Barry Geraghty made me a better jockey. I hope I made him better too

THE THREE KINGS: Barry Geraghty, AP McCoy, and Ruby Walsh shoot the breeze at Thurles in 2006. The trio dominated the National Hunt scene for a generation.  Picture: Healy Racing

At 10.59pm on Saturday night, Barry Geraghty posted a tweet on his Twitter account that he was retiring from the saddle after a wonderful 24-year career.

The picture under his tweet showed three beautiful ladies and a dashing young man stood beside a happy and content father and husband. All smiling, all proud, some relieved and some probably wondering what all the fuss was about.