Joy at Mallow as young jockey Wesley Joyce seals first win since return from serious injury

The 20-year battled back from injuries which left him in intensive care.

THUMBS UP: Jockey Wesley Joyce weighs in after riding Trueba to win giving him his first winner since comeback from injury. Picture: Healy Racing

A mundane midweek meeting turned into a most special occasion at Cork racecourse, Mallow, as young rider Wesley Joyce completed his long journey back to the winner’s enclosure following his horrific fall at the 2022 Galway festival.

The 20-year-old, from Moyross, Co. Limerick, suffered serious injuries which left him in intensive care and on a long and difficult road to recovery.