Michael O'Sullivan was a Grade One jockey and a Grade One human being

The Cork jockey will be remembered as a true talent and is the most tremendous loss to everyone who knew him or dealt with him professionally.

FONDLY REMEMBERED: Jockey Michael O'Sullivan on Marine Nationale after winning the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle during day one of the Cheltenham Racing Festival. Pic:  Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

In the early hours of Sunday morning, young rider Michael O’Sullivan passed away from injuries sustained in a fall on February 6, at Thurles.

The Cork native was a bright prospect in life, not just in the sport of horse racing, having determinedly and successfully put himself through a degree course, whilst also developing himself into a rider who would scale the heights of the sport.