Robbie Power

Robbie Power announced he will be retiring on Friday after partnering Magic Daze to victory at the Punchestown Festival on Thursday.

“I’ve been doing it 21 years and if someone said I’d ride the winners I have I’d have taken it. “It’s a relief to announce it, as even this morning my agent was asking me if I was sure. I had my back operated on last summer, got back in October and then I fractured my hip. “The whole family are coming tomorrow and I’ve got a couple of good rides left. “There’s been several days I’ve woke up thinking this was it. I had injections in my hip but it didn’t really work.

Former Grand National-winning jockey, who has been struggling with injuries in recent seasons, reveals news in Ireland.

“It’s down to the injuries,” Power said after winning a handicap chase on Magic Daze at Punchestown on Thursday. “I’m 41 next month and I’m not getting any younger. Power landed the Grand National on Silver Birch in 2007 and the Gold Cup aboard Jessica Harrington’s Sizing John a decade later. It took Mick Appleby three outings and a 201-day midsummer break to work his magic on Raasel after a switch to his yard at the start of 2021, but he then reeled off a five-timer – starting with a win over this track and trip – in the space of six weeks from mid-September. “There’s been several days I’ve woke up thinking this was it. That could see punters edging towards a competitive sprint handicap at Goodwood in search of a bet at a working person’s price, and Raasel (2.40), one of the more progressive five-furlong specialists last season, is worth an interest at around 5-1 to register his first win of 2022. Robbie Power, whose big-race victories include the Grand National, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Irish Grand National, said on Thursday that he will retire from race-riding after partnering Teahupoo in the Paddy Power Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

Legendary jockey Robbie Power has announced that he will retire after racing at the Punchestown festival tomorrow. Power announced his intention to retire ...

When asked for career highlights, by Walsh on RTE, Power said, "There's been so many highlights, it's hard to pick one out. It’s been a fantastic career with a lot of highs and lows, but the highs outweigh the lows and I enjoyed every minute of it.” “There was never any time when I returned from injury that I wanted to retire, even after my eye injury in 2016.

Robbie Power announced he will be retiring on Friday after partnering Magic Daze to victory at the Punchestown Festival on Thursday.

“Myself and Robert had some great days together but winning three Gold Cups with Sizing John was the highlight. He's been a brilliant rider and had a fantastic career. He’s a great horseman, a brilliant rider and we’ve been very lucky to have some success with him. He’s been such a great guy to work with and I’m delighted to see him going out on his own terms. “I’ve had a fantastic career but the last few months have been hard work with injury. That success represented the start of a tremendous partnership between Power and Jessica Harrington which yielded many great moments.

Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning rider Robbie Power has revealed he will call time on a glorious career.

I've known him since he was a pup and he is a great rider. He's a real, natural horseman and a great lad." He's a great horseman, a brilliant rider and we've been very lucky to have some success with him. "The whole family is coming and I have some good rides, so I'm looking forward to it," Power said. "Robbie is a great fella. "If Minella Indo had won the Gold Cup I probably would have gone then, but Punchestown has always been very good to me. I'm delighted to see him going out somewhere he loves while at the top of his game." "He's been such a great guy to work with and I'm delighted to see him going out on his own terms. "Robbie is unique because he can see a stride from one fence to the next. Power's other marquee moment came when he steered Silver Birch to a famous 33-1 Grand National victory in 2007 for Gordon Elliott when he was just 25 years of age. There have been so many highs and I have had a wonderful career." "We had some great days together but winning three Gold Cups with Sizing John was the highlight.

Robbie Power has announced that he will retire from saddle after riding Teahupoo in the Paddy Power Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival on Friday.

“I’ve been doing it 21 years and if someone said I’d ride the winners I have I’d have taken it. “It’s a relief to announce it, as even this morning my agent was asking me if I was sure. I had my back operated on last summer and then fractured my hip when I came back in October. I’m 40 now and 41 next month - I’m not getting any younger. "My family are coming tomorrow, and I’ve got some good rides left, so I’m looking forward to it. I had injections in my hip which didn’t really work, so the past couple of months have been hard work. The Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning rider has a host of big-race successes on his CV, which also includes the Irish Grand National and Irish Gold Cup, but has suffered badly with injury in recent years.

Robbie Powers career has taken in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the Grand National and the Irish Grand National and he can cap it off with victory on Teahupoo in ...

"It's a relief to announce it, as even this morning my agent was asking me if I was sure. "I've been doing it 21 years and if someone said I'd ride the winners I have I'd have taken it. I had my back operated on last summer, got back in October and then I fractured my hip.

Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning rider Robbie Power has revealed he will call time on a glorious career.

I've known him since he was a pup and he is a great rider. He's a real, natural horseman and a great lad." He's a great horseman, a brilliant rider and we've been very lucky to have some success with him. "The whole family is coming and I have some good rides, so I'm looking forward to it," Power said. "Robbie is a great fella. "If Minella Indo had won the Gold Cup I probably would have gone then, but Punchestown has always been very good to me. I'm delighted to see him going out somewhere he loves while at the top of his game." "He's been such a great guy to work with and I'm delighted to see him going out on his own terms. "Robbie is unique because he can see a stride from one fence to the next. Power's other marquee moment came when he steered Silver Birch to a famous 33-1 Grand National victory in 2007 for Gordon Elliott when he was just 25 years of age. There have been so many highs and I have had a wonderful career." "We had some great days together but winning three Gold Cups with Sizing John was the highlight.