Riding for glory

RIGHTLY or wrongly, National Hunt jockeys these days are rated by the number of winners they ride at the Cheltenham Festival.

For all the thousands of triumphs overseen by Tony McCoy, it is Ruby Walsh who is the master when it comes to Prestbury Park.

Conor O’Dwyer retired some way off Walsh’s impressive current tally of 24 – only one off the all-time record held by Pat Taaffe – but his four winners are all memorable.