Who is Barry Geraghty? What rides does he have at Cheltenham today?
Geraghty will have several big-race rides again this season, including dual Champion Hurdle hero Buveur D'Air
BARRY GERAGHTY, the retained jockey of leading owner JP McManus, is set for another fruitful campaign.
Geraghty has enjoyed plenty of high-profile successes in the McManus silks including when winning the Champion Hurdle aboard Buveur D'Air and this year he has the ride on hot Festival prospect Defi Du Seuil.
What rides will Barry Geraghty have at Cheltenham on Friday?
Barry Geraghty's Friday rides
Who does Barry Geraghty ride for?
Barry Geraghty replaced AP McCoy as the retained rider for owner JP McManus following the retirement of the legendary jockey in 2015.
Through the McManus link, Geraghty rides for most of the leading jumps trainers in Britain and Ireland at various points of the season.
Earlier in his career, Geraghty was the stable jockey for champion trainer Nicky Henderson.
How old is Barry Geraghty?
Geraghty is 40 years old. He rode his first winner in January 1997 and three years later he became the Irish Champion jump jockey for the first time.
What horses has Barry Geraghty ridden?
Geraghty's career has been a highly successful one, including a Grand National win on Monty's Pass in 2003 and a total of 36 Cheltenham Festival winners. He has won all of the championship races at the festival.
Geraghty has won the Champion Hurdle three times (Buveur D'Air in 2018, Punjabi in 2009 and Jezki in 2014).
He has won the Queen Mother Champion Chase five times, a joint record (Moscow Flyer in 2004 & 2005, Big Zeb in 2010, Finian's Rainbow in 2012 and Sprinter Sacre in 2013).
Two Stayers' Hurdle wins (Iris's Gift in 2004 and More Of That in 2014) and two Cheltenham Gold Cup's (Kicking King in 2005 and Bobs Worth in 2013) complete the impressive championship haul ridden by Geraghty in his career so far.