IN a season that saw two jockeys record a three-figure tally for the first time, Donnacha O’Brien is once again the Irish champion jockey.

The 21-year-old retained his title in a year when he added to his classic haul in the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas on the Aidan O’Brien-trained Magna Grecia. At home, Donnacha won group races on Innisfree, Rea Tea, Broome, Mohawk, Latrobe, Buckhurst, Waitingfortheday and Blenheim Palace and he ended the season with a total of 111 winners in Ireland, matching last year’s winning tally and beating the 2017 champion Colin Keane by eight.