O’Regan salutes a great champion as Inglis Drever retired

JOCKEY Denis O’Regan counts himself fortunate to have played his part in the epic story of Inglis Drever, who has been retired.

Time has been called on the 10-year-old’s star-spangled career after he failed to recover from an injury sustained in the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury in November.

Trainer Howard Johnson and owner Graham Wylie hoped the triple Ladbrokes World Hurdle winner had recovered from that setback after receiving positive X-ray results earlier this month.