David Dunsdon, the enthusiastic amateur rider from the UK, realised a dream when winning the Connacht Hotel Qualified Riders’ Handicap aboard Sirius at the 2024 Galway Festival.
The winner, a 50-1 chance trained by Willie Mullins, benefited from a savage gallop that left the leaders out their feet as the outsider swept through to score.
“Thanks so much,” said Dunsdon, holding back tears as he was congratulated in the immediate aftermath. “Being British, growing up you watch this race and I kind of think of it as the Melbourne Cup for amateurs, being two miles and a handicap, and I’m so thankful to Willie and his team … I’m so lucky. I didn’t ride for four years, had a family, came out of retirement, and this was the dream."
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