Windermere digs deep to make Culloty a racing lord

Jim Culloty can safely be described as a legend now.

The man from Killarney, who is based at Churchtown, Mallow, joined a select band that have both ridden and trained the winner of the Gold Cup, after his Lord Windermere landed a shock 20-1 success in yesterday’s pulsating renewal at Cheltenham.

Culloty has become part of the folklore of this great race, alongside three of the greatest names to ever grace the sport, Fred Winter, Pat Taaffe and Jonjo O’Neill, and has more than earned the right to be associated with those amazing men.