Meade reveals Flanagan is new stable rider

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Noel Meade: revealed Flanagan will replace recently retired Paul CarberryCredit: Caroline Norris

Sean Flanagan will fill the boots left by the recently retired Paul Carberry after Noel Meade revealed to the Racing Post that the 28-year-old is his new number one jockey.

Carberry spent more than two decades as stable jockey to Meade but that era came to an end last month, when the 42-year-old was advised to retire from race-riding by Dr Paddy Kenny, and Flanagan has now been named as the new number one at Tu Va stables.

Meade said: "We have three good lads in Ger [Fox], Jonathan [Moore] and Sean, who will all be getting rides, but Sean is my number one.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 20 September 2016inNews

Last updated 16:11, 20 September 2016

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