'He's top class – the scary thing is he can only get better'
Mark Boylan speaks to a rising star of the Irish Flat scene
Name Donagh O'Connor
Age 19
Total wins 43
First winner Miller Beach, Naas, August 4, 2014
Notable achievements Six wins in less than six months last year on Damian English's Tribal Path; doubles at Dundalk and Tipperary this year
A quick glance down the leaderboard of the top 20 jump jockeys in Ireland offers proof that Wexford is a fine breeding ground for high-class riders, with Sean Flanagan, Jamie Codd, Jonathan Moore and JJ Slevin flying the flag for the Slaneysiders.
Over on the Flat a fellow county-man who is starting to make his mark is up-and-coming apprentice Donagh O'Connor, 19, from New Ross.
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