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Jockey Tom Kelly had a red letter day in his career when partnering Hermino AA to victory in last Monday's Connacht National at Roscommon.
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I'm from Maghery in Co Armagh and I don't come from an equine background. It was a friend that did show jumping, to a pony level, and I tagged along with him. Then his mum got me into riding lessons in the local area, and it took off from there then. The first time I sat on a racehorse was in Stephen McConville's yard. He was only 10 minutes down the road from me. I was 15 and I rode out at the weekends and whenever I was off school in the summer.
Royal Ascot serves up five days of world-class action from Tuesday - Saturday this week. Here you can find our top Royal Ascot tips for the meeting. Our editor, Vincent Finegan, has picked out his three best bets of the week.
Royal Ascot: Irish Chances, Tips & Preview
Emma Nagle, Johnny Ward and Paddy Flood look ahead to Royal Ascot and reflect on the biggest stories from the past week.
- Things never went to plan for Gilded Prize in the Prix Saint-Alary and it wouldn't be a surprise if she bounced back to form here. Nevertheless, Colin Keane gets off her to ride Oaks runner-up LEGACY LINK and she looks the way to go assuming that effort just 13 days ago hasn't left a mark. John & Thady Gosden's filly travelled really well into contention at Epsom and just bumped into a really impressive Thundering On. The latter's trainer Joseph O'Brien should therefore know where he stands with Leopardstown maiden winner Johanna Walsh and it will be interesting if the money comes for her, while Earth Shot lost nothing in defeat in the Height Of Fashion at Goodwood and should also be taken seriously.
