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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.
- BLUE BOLT ended her 2025 campaign with a second in the Group 1 Sun Chariot at Newmarket in October and confirmed her well-being when taking a Listed race on her comeback at Goodwood. Andrew Balding's filly may have more improvement left to come and she sets the standard. Kon Tiki wasn't far behind her at Goodwood and should not be underestimated. Catalina Delcarpio put in a career best at Leopardstown last time and is another likely to go well, while Friendly Soul and Godspeed are others with claims.
