Andrew Lynch (jockey)
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| Andrew Lynch | |
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| File:Whatuthink and Andrew Lynch.jpg
Andrew Lynch riding Whatuthink in 2013
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 1988 Co Meath Ireland |
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| Sizing Europe | |
Andrew Lynch is an Irish National Hunt jockey. Lynch had his first ride in a bumper at Fairyhouse in April 2001 and his first winning ride in May 2002 on Tristernagh in a novice hurdle at Downpatrick.[1] Lynch won 2 races in the Cheltenham Festival in 2010 and 2011. His 2 Cheltenham Festival wins in 2010 were on Sizing Europe and Berties Dream in the Arkle and Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle respectively while his 2011 wins were on Sizing Europe and Sizing Australia in the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Glenfarclas Cross-Country Chase respectively.[2] In May 2012 Lynch broke his leg after a fall at Cork.[3]
In 2013 he appeared on documentary The Irish Road To Cheltenham which was shown on RTE 1 television in Ireland.[4]
