Burke makes the break to the paid ranks

A fledgling jockey from a racing heartland on the Cork-Waterford border is making waves within the Irish National Hunt racing scene.

Ted Walsh most certainly knows a thing or two about what constitutes a good jockey.

He was a respected amateur in his day and has sired disputably the best pilot of this generation, so when he tells you to turn professional, you stand up and take heed. And that is indeed what Johnny Burke has done.