Your rides will still be here for you, Gigginstown tell sidelined Kennedy

Gordon Elliott: retains the faith in Delta Work

Jack Kennedy: down but not out, according to Gigginstown racing manager Eddie O'LearyCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Gigginstown House Stud have pledged long-term support to Jack Kennedy after the rider broke his leg at the Dublin Racing Festival in a fall that has cost him the ride on leading Gold Cup contender Delta Work at the Cheltenham Festival.

Kennedy underwent surgery on Monday to repair the broken right femur he suffered at Leopardstown on Sunday when unseated from Dallas Des Pictons in the Gaelic Plant Hire Handicap Chase.

In the previous race, he had scaled a glorious high when Delta Work reinforced his Cheltenham credentials with a gallant Irish Gold Cup success, a first in the prestigious Grade 1 for Kennedy and trainer Gordon Elliott.

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Brian SheerinReporter

Published on 4 February 2020inNews

Last updated 09:31, 5 February 2020

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