Mick Fitzgerald to retire

Leading jump jockey Mick Fitzgerald is to retire at the end of the season.

Tue, 19 Sep, 2006 - 19:00

Leading jump jockey Mick Fitzgerald is to retire at the end of the season.

One of the elite band of riders to win both the Grand National on Rough Quest (1996) and the Cheltenham Gold Cup on See More Business (1999) – Fitzgerald, 36, has decided to bring the curtain down on a glittering career at the top that spans almost 20 years.

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