Welsh Grand National-winning jockey O'Brien dies aged 39
Summary
Jockey Tom O'Brien has died aged 39 after being diagnosed with cancer. He rode more than 1,000 winners in Britain and Ireland, including two Welsh Grand Nationals and two Cheltenham Festival victories.Key Facts
- O'Brien was Irish and the nephew of trainer Aidan O'Brien.
- He joined Philip Hobbs's Minehead operation as a teenager and stayed until retiring in 2023.
- O'Brien won the Liverpool Hurdle in 2021 on Thyme Hill.
- He won the Kauto Star Novices' Chase in 2022 on Thyme Hill.
- He passed 1,000 winners in Britain and Ireland in 2021.
- Hobbs said he had kept in touch with O'Brien since his retirement.
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