Whipping up a storm
O’Sullivan celebrates winning The Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) with Marine Nationale. Pic: Morgan Treacy
Had you conducted a straw poll of the Irish legions marching into Prestbury Park this time last year, not too many would have been able to tell you much about the young Irish amateur jockey, Michael O’Sullivan.
Twelve months later and the 22-year-old from Lombardstown is a dual Grade One winner courtesy of a pair of horses that could well double his tally, as well as their own, at the Cheltenham crucible.




