DAVY Russell and Johnny Murtagh accepted a donation of €7,699 on behalf of Irish Injured Jockeys from Tote Ireland and Off The Ball ahead of the busy Christmas racing period. The money was raised by the weekly charity bet on Off The Ball’s Friday Night Racing programme which has been sponsored by Horse Racing Ireland since July 2018.

Ger Gilroy, managing director, Off The Ball, said: “We have great fun with the Tote charity bet every week on Friday Night Racing. I really enjoy chatting to all the jockeys and I’m constantly amazed by their bravery and resilience, so I’m delighted that, through the Tote charity bet, we were able to raise €7,699 for Irish Injured Jockeys to support their excellent work for these amazing athletes. I hope we can raise even more money next year.”