JT McNamara: The minute I got to Southport I began to thrive

It was quite literally a life-changing moment.

JT McNamara: The minute I got to Southport I began to thrive
Mon, 23 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Darren Norris

Just shy of two years ago the sky fell in on John Thomas McNamara’s world after the popular jockey was left paralysed following a fall from Galaxy Rock in the Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival.

Nothing would ever be the same again.

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CourtsRacingPlace: SouthportPlace: Mater HospitalPlace: DublinPlace: North West Regional Spinal Injuries CentrePlace: LimerickPerson: JTPerson: McNamaraPerson: John Thomas McNamaraPerson: Alistair DownPerson: CarolinePerson: John ThomasPerson: DylanPerson: HarryPerson: OliviaPerson: JohnEvent: Kim Muir Challenge CupEvent: Cheltenham FestivalOrganisation: The Racing Post
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