Jockey Tom O’Brien, Cheltenham festival winner, dies aged 39

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O’Brien rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps ‘Tom meant so much to so many people across our sport’ Tom O’Brien, who rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps including five Grade Ones and two at the Cheltenham festival, has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer. O’Brien, who…

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Jockey Tom O’Brien, Cheltenham festival winner, dies aged 39 ↗
O’Brien rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps ‘Tom meant so much to so many people across our sport’ Tom O’Brien, who rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps including five Grade Ones and two at the Cheltenham festival, has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer. O’Brien, who…
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