Wexford jockey Tom O’Brien expresses gratitude at reaching 1,000th winner

O’Brien’s name will now be added to a list of only seven active jump jockeys in Britain and Ireland who have achieved the feat

Thyme Hill and Tom O'Brien after winning the Ryanair Stayers Hurdle at Aintree Racecourse last April. Picture: Healy Racing

Tom O’Brien hit a career milestone at Worcester on Sunday afternoon when Head On became his 1,000th winner in Britain and Ireland.

The Wexford jump jockey was contesting the Royal Equestrian Bedding Crushed Pellet Bedding Handicap Chase aboard Ian Williams’ gelding and was triumphant by a length and a half.