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Robert Hynes

Cheltenham Festival 2023: Michael O'Leary criticises Davy Russell for coming out of retirement

Michael O'Leary has criticised Davy Russell's decision to return to the saddle weeks after retiring as a jockey.

Russell, the current leading jockey in Cheltenham Festival history who is still riding, returned to the saddle back in January less than four weeks after he retired from the sport on a winner at Thurles.

The 43-year-old's decision came after Gordon Elliott's number one stable jockey Jack Kennedy suffered a broken leg in a fall at Naas and the Meath trainer asked Russell to come out of retirement.

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