Robbie Power bidding to become third jockey to win RTÉ Sports Person Award

Robbie Power celebrates winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Sizing John

Robbie Power: is nominated for the RTE Sports Person Of The Year AwardCredit: Edward Whitaker

Irish Grand National and Gold Cup-winning rider Robbie Power will be bidding to add to his terrific haul in 2017 by becoming just the third jockey to win the RTE Sports Person Of The Year Award on Saturday.

The rider has described being nominated alongside All-Ireland winning hurler Joe Canning as well as world champion boxer Katie Taylor and other sports people as an honour, and has urged the racing community to row in behind him.

The award was first won in 1985 by boxer Barry McGuigan while Barry Geraghty won the prize in 2003 before Tony McCoy added his name to the trophy a decade later in 2013.

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Brian SheerinReporter

Published on 13 December 2017inNews

Last updated 16:32, 13 December 2017

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