19-year-old Cork jockey Shane Cotter calls Kim Muir Challenge Cup win a 'dream'

PROUD: Ask Brewster and Shane Cotter won the Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap. Pic: Healy Racing

The Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup is far from the most prestigious race at the Cheltenham Festival but this year’s renewal will forever have a place in the heart of Shane Cotter after the 19-year-old Cork jockey partnered 22-1 shot Ask Brewster to a narrow victory over Road To Home.

“It was unbelievable,” the Ballynoe native said. “As a child watching it on the telly you can only dream of being here, of just having a ride, let alone a winner. I’m lost for words; I don’t know what to say. I can’t thank Evan Williams enough. All his team have produced the horse beautifully for today, and he jumped and travelled everywhere.