From the sublime to the ridiculous - ten great recoveries from jockeys

After Mikey Sweeney's gravity-defying feat to win a point-to-point, David Jennings selects his ten best recoveries after all had looked lost. And there's only one place to start . . .

1 Mikey Sweeney
Ask Heather, Killeagh

Going, going, gone. Isn't he? Surely not. He can't, can he? He can you know. A catastrophic error at the final fence looked sure to send Sweeney crashing to the Killeagh turf in the concluding race at the Killeagh point-to-point but he somehow defied gravity to get back on board. Not only that, but he goes on to win the race by four lengths. Amazing stuff.

2 Aaron Kuru
Des De Jeu, Awapuni

New Zealander Aaron Kuru produced an amazing piece of horsemanship to somehow keep his partnership intact with Des De Jeu after the horse's stomach slid on the ground in a maiden chase at Awapuni. Kuru was momentarily tipped out of the saddle but held on to the reins and managed to jump back on the horse as it rose to its feet before they charged home to run down the favourite Gagarin in the closing stages.

3 Jack Kennedy
Robin Des Mana, Clonmel

The fourth fence, right in front of the stands, should have been when Robin Des Mana departed the scene in the 2m beginners chase but Jack Kennedy did something that needed to be seen to be believed, hauling himself back into the saddle after clinging on for dear life at the side of the horse for a few strides. It is lucky he did as the 7-2 shot stayed on best of all to win by half a length.

Watch Jack Kennedy's marvellous sit on Robin Des Mana

4 Ruby Walsh
Killultagh Vic, Leopardstown

Sent off 2-7 favourite, Killultagh Vic was in a league of his own in a Grade 2 novice chase at Leopardstown in January 2016. He had jumped superbly and held a healthy lead coming down to the last. Another fluent leap looked sure to have seal the deal but he pitched on landing and came to a complete standstill. Walsh was having none of it, though, and showed why he is arguably the greatest jump jockey of all time in getting the hot-favourite back up close home to beat Blair Perrone by three-quarters of a length.

Watch Killultagh Vic's remarkable recovery at Leopardstown

5 Davy Russell
Vaxalco, Galway

Commentator Dessie Scahill knew immediately he was witnessing something seriously special and hailed it "one of the greatest recoveries of all time". Russell was thrown up into the air by Vaxalco, then down the side of the horse, but he pulled himself back into the saddle on the way to finishing fourth to Aranhill Chief in a 2m6½f beginners' chase.

Watch Davy Russell's amazing effort on Vaxalco

6 Aidan Coleman
Carrickboy, Wincanton

The 2013 Byrne Group Plate winner at the Cheltenham Festival finished third in a 2m5f novice chase at Wincanton two years prior to his finest hour. How Coleman kept his balance after the Venetia Williams-trained Carrickboy was badly hampered and almost brought down at the eighth is anyone's guess. It was a remarkable recovery from a rider who has a catalogue of similar incidents.

Watch Aidan Coleman excel on Carrickboy

7 Jody McGarvey
Great Field, Leopardstown

Great Field has a habit of getting one wrong and one such occasion arrived at Leopardstown on the first Sunday in March, 2017. With a novice chase in safe-keeping coming down to the last, he pecked badly on landing and almost sent McGarvey packing. The Coleraine native would not take no for an answer, though, and the pair went on to beat Don't Touch It by eight lengths.

Jody McGarvey: survives a terrible error from Great FieldCredit: Alain Barr

Watch Great Field and Jody McGarvey's unlikely victory

8 Jack Kennedy
Bilko, Thurles

A second appearance from Kennedy and rightly so. Bilko got the first hurdle badly wrong in a 2m4f handicap hurdle and the only option was an early exit for his young rider. Maybe not. He got himself back on board and his feet back into the irons. The recovery was the talk of Twitter that day with slow motion replays helping to understand the magnitude of the feat by Kennedy.

Watch Jack Kennedy's amazing feat at Thurles

9 Gavin Sheehan
Ardmayle, Fakenham

It wasn't just once, or twice, or three times, it was the whole round of inadequate jumping from Ardmayle, who took to fences like a duck takes to land. He hated every single second of it and how Sheehan managed to bring him home at all is one of the greatest mysteries ever seen on a racecourse.

Watch Gavin Sheehan's impressive horsemanship to retain the partnership with Ardmayle

10 Danny Mullins
Teach An Earraig, Leopardstown

Our sole inclusion from a Flat race. The Jim Bolger-trained filly had a 1m2f handicap at Leopardstown in safe-keeping only for her to try chuck it away in the closing stages when veering violently towards the stands. A young Danny Mullins acted instantly and managed to get the odds-on favourite over the line in front. It was an early indication of the rider's talents.

Watch a young Danny Mullins showing his talent at Leopardstown

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