Bidding has opened up on the breeches worn by Barry Geraghty for his final Cheltenham winner in March.
Few knew that when the Meath man rode lefts the Cotswolds after riding the famous green and gold silks of JP McManus to victory on Saint Roi in the County Hurdle it would be his final Festival success.
But the win, his fifth of the meeting, took on a even greater significance when Geraghty announced his retirement in July.
And now the 41-year-old is donating the signed and framed winning breeches from that ride in an initiative to raise money for the Irish Injured Jockeys Fund (IIJF).
Sporting Index ambassador Barry Geraghty said: “Having had my fair share of injuries I got to know about the superb work that the Irish Injured Jockeys Fund do. They play an integral part for jockeys and racing as a whole, and any support we can give them will be greatly appreciated I’m sure.
“Winning the County Hurdle on Saint Roi gave me a huge buzz, but it was obviously a strange feeling as I was getting off the horse in the winners’ enclosure at Cheltenham knowing it would be my last.
“I’m enjoying the new pace of life since retiring earlier this summer and I’m not missing the race-riding too much yet. The real test will be when the big days come around, though, and I have to watch the likes of Epatante, Defi Du Seuil and Champ on the TV screen!”
Bids can be made up until midnight Sunday 25 October: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/signedbarrygeraghtybreeches
