Former jockey JT McNamara dies aged 41

Tributes paid to Cheltenham Festival-winning rider

JT McNamara after victory on Garde Champetre in the 2011 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at CheltenhamCredit: Mark Cranham

John Thomas McNamara, the former leading Irish amateur rider, has died at the age of 41.

McNamara, who was widely considered to be one of the leading amateur riders of his generation, was paralysed after suffering a broken neck after a fall on Galaxy Rock at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival.

It was 15 months before McNamara was able to return home from Southport hospital. He was paralysed from the neck down but gained many admirers for his courage in the face of adversity.

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Tony McFadden

Published on 26 July 2016inObituaries

Last updated 16:13, 26 July 2016

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