Derek O’Connor has announced his retirement from the saddle.
The most successful point to point jockey of all time confirmed the news the day after his final outing at the Quakerstown meeting
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The Tubber man racked up over 1,400 winners on the point to point circuit along with winning three times at the Cheltenham Festival, while he also won the Irish Gold Cup in 2018.
O’Connor will continue in the sport as a trainer, as he has taken out a full license for this years campaign, on both the point to point and National Hunt circuit.
