PUNCHESTOWN, Thursday, October 19th will be a very special day to fulfil the dream of the former jump jockey John Shortt who passed away earlier this year.

An extremely popular and colourful character, John Shortt died on his 53rd birthday, February 13th 2017, following a long fought battle with cancer. During his illness John had managed to achieve many of his life goals including marrying his soulmate Anne Marie. They had a daughter Alex who is now six years old and not surprisingly a keen pony rider. A week to the day before John passed, he and Anne Marie celebrated the news that they had received planning permission to build a home for their family.