Mark Walsh (jockey)

Mark Walsh (born 23 March 1986) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Walsh comes from Clane, County Kildare and rode his first winner on Shrug at Punchestown in September 2002. He frequently rides for owner J. P. McManus and has achieved major wins for McManus on Jezki in the World Series Hurdle, Carlingford Lough in the Irish Gold Cup and Espoir d'Allen in the Champion Hurdle.

Major wins

Ireland

• Irish Gold Cup -(1) Carlingford Lough (2016)
• Champion Stayers Hurdle -(2) Jezki (2015), Unowhatimeanharry (2019)
• Drinmore Novice Chase -(2) Coney Island (2016), Fakir D’oudairies (2019)
• Racing Post Novice Chase -(2) Defy Logic (2013), Le Richebourg (2018)
• Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase -(2) Simply Ned (2017, 2018)
• Neville Hotels Novice Chase -(1) Shattered Love (2017)
• Greenmount Park Novice Chase -(1) Gilgamboa (2014)
• Arkle Novice Chase -(1) Le Richebourg (2019)
• Spring Juvenile Hurdle -(1) Sir Erec (2019)

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Great Britain

• Champion Hurdle -(1) Espoir d'Allen (2019)
• Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle -(1) City Island (2019)
• Sefton Novices' Hurdle -(1) Champ (2019)