cillin leonard

Thank you very much to Lewis porteous for a brilliant article in this weeks @RPWeekender. It’s much appreciated.

Our hero ❤️

It's been 784 days since Bell's Bighouse last won a race, but that streak is officially over 🙌

Sunday morning and I draw the curtains. Jesus what a horrible sight ! Its grey dark and the sky looks to be on the ground. The scene mirrors the way I feel after yesterday evenings result in the football with The Dubs beating us in our own backyard by a point. I have to face them at Punchestown today, putting on a smiley face and let their banter roll off me. Oh the thoughts of it ! Problem is I’m used to it now sure they have us where they want us for the past decade and a half. Pick up the phone check whats happening in the world, is Trump giving us a laugh today ? Wallop ! Noooo ! Aw Holy God ! Like a heavy weight boxers punch into the stomach The IHRB let us know that Mikey has left us. Punchestown and The Point To Points called off. Be no trace of any Dubs today ! Oh how I’m wishing now that there was, that way wouldn’t Mikey still be with us. Tramore New Years Day 47 nights ago. Mikey steers Embassy Gardens home to win the feature event on the card for trainer Willie Mullins. I photograph him and his mount in a happy kinda celebration shot on the track before they head for the winners enclosure. “Well done Mikey boy, good on you kid” “Thanks Pat, I needed that” the relief washing over him. “Mikey, this game is about the long road, stay on the road” I tell him. “Don’t worry Pat when I get my chance I will turn it into a motorway” he says and a big hearty laugh out of him !! I know Mikey, not well but I know him. Sure we are both part of the same community. The racing community. We move from town to town like a circus. Same clowns different towns. As I get older I appreciate the younger generations. They make me smile and I learn from them. Little life lessons like new slang words, phone and computer shortcuts, that type of stuff. Sure they know it all ! Mikey is a step above the youngest generation I interact with. There is a group of 16-17 year olds riding. Mikey is 24. I love capturing their 1st success on the track and then watching them achieve their goals and dreams. Cheltenham is every jump jockey’s dream and in March 2023 we saw Mikey grab his dream twice in the one day. Glorious,Great and Gracious, Mikey stole the show in the biggest circus.If you hadn’t seen the results you wouldn’t have known it. His cap still fitted his head, his walk didn’t alter and his tongue didn’t let him down. Pure humble hi. The last few days everything I have read and heard spoken about him is true. It makes me wish I knew him better. Makes me wish I spent time in his company socially. Makes me wish…… Mikey you are a credit to your family and friends. May God speed you on that motorway and wrap his loving arms around you X

What a ride from Cillin Leonard aboard Cortain at Echuca! 💪

Great to keep the ball rolling today

Dr Dependable causes an upset in the Great Western Steeplechase & in doing so gives @Cillinleonard his first winning ride in Australia 🏆 The 10YO Eric Musgrove trained galloper records his first win in 749 days!

It’s refreshing to see news programmes providing a suitable counterpoint in an argument Here we see a clip where an expert is perfectly balanced by the appearance of ‘not an expert’ Well done @kevinblake2011 #HorsePWR

No matter how much he achieved last week, he just wanted one last call 💔

Big news! @willy_twiston tells @MCYeeehaaa that he will join dad @NigelTwistonDav on the training licence next season 🙌

@PeterMa97186292 @RPWeekender Sorry mate but what are you on about?

Thank you very much to Lewis porteous for a brilliant article in this weeks @RPWeekender. It’s much appreciated.

Great to get my 5th winner on this lad today 🏆

🏆 @LimerickRaces 22-October-2023 Round of applause for @rachaelblackmor please... Loses her reins with a mistake at the final fence aboard Quilixios and still manages to beat Cool Survivor and @jackkennedy15 by a neck for owners @CPStudOfficial and trainer @HenrydeBromhead (c)healyracing.ie

It’s October and we are excited about the coming National Hunt season!

Today marks 3 years since Marine One won the Listed Prelude Handicap Hurdle under @Cillinleonard for @UrloxheyStables 🏆 On Saturday, we are hoping Glorious Zoff will follow in his footsteps to take home the trophy 🤞🏻 #DevaRacing

I’m Currently looking for a sponsor for the upcoming season with some great nation wide coverage, including mainstream tv channels, PM for more details, RT appreciated. Thank you. #sponsorship

“GO ON RYAN! WIN LIKE A GOOD-THING!” Watch Vauban storm to #RoyalAscot victory with Rich Ricci 🙌

Jigginstown King runs today @Fontwell at 2.40pm with @Cillinleonard onboard again. Best of luck to connections!

@mcspangle @OliverSigny All good thank you

@Cillinleonard @OliverSigny How are the arms holding up Cillin? I cannot imagine how difficult life would be, breaking both?

Great to get off the mark this season for @OliverSigny! Credit to the team at home for having the yard in flying form! 2/2 this season for the @OliverSigny racing team 🏆

@WTKJockey @OliverSigny Thanks Will

@Cillinleonard @OliverSigny Well Done 👏🏻

@OliverSigny Thanks Ollie

@Cillinleonard Thanks so much - cracking ride today!