Rachael Blackmore admits ‘winners do not feel the identical now’ in emotional tribute to Jack de Bromhead

Prime jockey Rachael Blackmore paid tribute to Jack de Bromhead after touchdown a poignant winner for his dad.

The Gold Cup-winning jockey guided 100-30 joint-favourite Ingenious Stroke to victory at Downpatrick on Friday – coach Henry de Bromhead’s first winner for the reason that tragic demise of his 13-year-old son.

Blackmore mentioned: ‘The horse did it rather well, he ran round a bit on the finish.

‘It’s nice to get however clearly winners do not feel the identical now.

‘We’re all pondering of Jack.’

The teenage son of Grand Nationwide-winning coach Henry de Bromhead died in a racing accident in Eire earlier this month.

Rachael Blackmore (R) paid tribute to Jack de Bromhead (L) after touchdown a poignant winner for his dad

Jack de Bromhead suffered deadly accidents after being thrown from his horse on the Glenbeigh Racing Pageant in County Kerry on September 3.

The racing competition programme was deserted.

Emergency providers had been referred to as to Rossbeigh seaside — the place the racing takes place — in Kerry after the incident, when De Bromhead’s mount stumbled and ditched the teenager onto the sands.

A spokesman for the competition committee advised the Irish Mail on Sunday: ‘Lots of the members of the Glenbeigh Race Committee are dad and mom themselves and they’re devastated on the tragic occasions.

‘Our heartfelt ideas exit to the De Bromhead household and their buddies.’

The Gold Cup-winning jockey on the funeral for the 13-year-old in County Kerry

Demise of {the teenager} induced widespread shock within the Irish racing group

Emergency medical consideration was offered to the younger jockey. However regardless of determined efforts to stabilise {the teenager} he was later pronounced useless.

Horse Racing Eire’s CEO Suzanne Eade shared a message of condolence with the De Bromhead household. She mentioned: ‘Like all people within the horse racing and pony racing group, I wish to supply my deepest condolences to his dad and mom Henry and Heather, his sisters Mia and Georgia and prolonged household, on the tragic lack of their beloved Jack.

‘Jack could have been solely 13 however he was already extremely well-liked within the racing group. His household and buddies, his pony racing colleagues and all those that lives he touched are in our ideas in the present day throughout this numbing, devastating tragedy.

‘Horse Racing Eire’s equip division by way of the Business Help Programme will help in providing counselling for Jack’s pony racing colleagues and buddies. Might he relaxation in peace.’

The British Horseracing Authority tweeted their ‘deepest condolences to the household’, whereas Pony Racing Eire mentioned it was ‘not possible to place into phrases the sense of grief and loss’, and requested folks to present the de Bromhead household ‘time to mourn’.

A tribute to Jack de Bromhead on the Longines Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown

There was additionally a tribute from York racecourse, as jockeys noticed a minute’s silence forward of a pony race.

 A spokesman for the Glenbeigh competition committee advised the Irish Mail on Sunday: ‘Lots of the members of the Glenbeigh Race Committee are dad and mom themselves and they’re devastated on the tragic occasions.

‘Our heartfelt ideas exit to the De Bromhead household and their buddies.’

Emergency medical consideration was offered to the younger jockey. However regardless of determined efforts to stabilise {the teenager} he was later pronounced useless.

Members of Jack de Bromhead’s household are believed to have been on the course with as much as 5,000 spectators in attendance when the freak accident occurred.

The son of Henry de Bromhead (above) was fatally injured at Glenbeigh Racing Pageant