'I’ll keep waiting' - flying Jack Kennedy not thinking of jockeys' title, but there's a few big rides he is looking forward to

Found A Fifty (Jack Kennedy) winners of the Gr.2 Hilly Way Chase

Jack Kennedy: in flying form and completed a four-timer on Found A Fifty at Cork on SundayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Red-hot Jack Kennedy is closing in fast on Darragh O'Keeffe in the Irish jockeys' championship but is refusing to look beyond the Christmas period, when he is set to ride class acts like Brighterdaysahead and Romeo Coolio for boss Gordon Elliott.

The Kennedy-Elliott team is in full flight with the 2023-24 Irish champion jump jockey landing 12 winners from his last 26 rides, including a four-timer on Fairyhouse's Hatton's Grace card and another four-timer at Cork's Hilly Way Chase fixture.

Six Graded races have featured in a haul that has put Kennedy within 14 of championship leader O'Keeffe, but his priority is sustaining the momentum into the hectic Christmas spell.

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Denis HarneyReporter

Published on 10 December 2025inIreland

Last updated 20:26, 10 December 2025

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