Awards Venue:
West County Hotel, Ennis
Champion Rider: D.N. Russell & J. T. McNamara (56 winners)
Champion Lady: Liz Doyle
Champion Novice (Under 21): D. O’Connor & M.D. Grant
Northern Champion: L. Lennon
Southern Champion: D.N. Russell
Eastern Champion: W.F. Codd
Western Champion: J.T. McNamara
Horse of the Year: Joe Blake
Champion Senior (OVER 33): L .Lennon
Personality of the Year: Billy O’Brien
RIDERS TABLE
56 J.T. McNamara, D.N. Russell
26 L. Lennon
23 G. Elliott
22 B. Hassett
20 L.J. Gracey, J.D. Moore
19 P. Cashman, W.F. Codd
18 B.R. Hamilton, J.G. Sheahan
16 M.D. Grant, Derek O’Connor
15 J.J. Dullea
14 T. Lombard
12 P. Buchanan
11 A.G. Costello
9 J.J. Codd, R.O. Harding, J.O. McGrath, D. Whelan
8 Liz Doyle, S. McGonagle, B. Moran, D. Murphy, W.M. O’Sullivan, P. Tobin
7 P. Crowley, D.W. Cullen, C. Motherway, R.J. Patton, J.A. Quinn
6 P.R. Costello, A. Fleming, R.M. Moran, A. Stronge, C.J. Swords
5 J.G. Bennett, M.J. Ferris, N. Geraghty, Caroline Hutchinson, J.T. Keeling, S.S. McHugh, A.K. Wyse
4 J.M. Burke, J. Conheady, M. Darcy, D.E. Finn, A. Fitzgerald, E. Gallagher, F.M. Hanley, Colleen Letters, J.O. McGurgan, C.A. Murphy, B. O’Sullivan, R.P. Quinlan, W.G.Rankin, K.M.Roche, C.J.Sweeney.
3 M.A.Cahill, J.Cash, P.M.Cloke, J.A.Collins, F.P.Cunningham, D.M.Duggan, M.T.Hartrey, Jacqueline Kidd, R.F.Lavery, E.Magee, W.J.McLernon, M.J.O’Hare, T.M.Peoples, B.Potts, G.J.Power, Nikki Sell.
2 C.S.Barry, D.Broad, J.T.Carroll, A.G.Cash, L.J.Donnelly, J.P.Fortune, M.J.Henry, M.D.Hickey, M.T.Hogan, Mary Horgan, J.Howard, J.Johnson, N.C.Kelleher, R.Loughran, A.E.Lynch, A.J. Martin, C.M. Murphy, P.G. Murphy, C.D. O’Brien, E.J. O’Grady, W. Ross, J.J. Smyth.
1 L.J.Archdeacon, P.J.Barrett, J.Beamish, S.T.Begley, J.A.Boland, P.M.Byrne, J.P.Clarke, T.N. Cloke, P.J. Colville, G. Coulter, G.P. Cromwell, T.W. Cullen, V.P. Deveraux, Brea Donnelly, Diane Duffy, P. Duggan, W.M. Evans, P.A. Farrell, T. Feeney, B.J. Foley, T. Gibney, Mary Hallahan, P. Harty, P. Henley, K.A. Horgan, P.J.Jennings, S.G.Joyce, D.M.Keane, D.J.Kelly, M.E.Keoghan, J.J.King, J.W.Lawlor, J.P.Lawlor, Clare McMahon, J.A.Maguire, G.Martin, P.McAleese, Edwina McCarthy, P.J.McCarthy, W.J.McCarthy, N.McDiarmaid, R.M.McDonnell, R.M.P.McNally, A.J.McNamara, N.McParlan, Bernadette Murphy, D.P.Nagle, D.C.O’Connor, D.E.O’Donoghue, J.B.O’Gorman, N.W.O’Neill, R.O’Sullivan, R.Quinn, C.S.Rafferty, R.Ross, T.G.M.Ryan, J.A.Smith, M.T.Spillane, B.Walsh, M.J.Walsh, G.J.Walshe, M.Watts, Caroline Wilson, S.L.Wrynn, A.G.Younghusband.
Some of the newcomers of note to the List (Riders who make their first appearance to the list. In most cases this is their first winners but not all)
J.M. Burke - (Thurles amateur)
J.J. Codd - (Wexford Amatuer. Brother of rider/trainer Willie)
R. Loughran - (Curragh amateur with Dessie Hughes)
R. Moran - (Murrintown Amateur with John/Padge Berry)
A.E. Lynch - (Ashbourne Amateur)
C. Motherway - (Cork rider based in Wexford)
T.M. Peoples - (Instructor at Enniskillen College of Agriculture)
C.J. Sweeney - (Son of greyhound/racehorse trainer Roger)
G.J. Walshe - (Amateur formerly based with M.J.P.O’Brien. Rode Beechcourt to win two bumpers)
SUMMARY
- The 2001/02 season marked the very first Autumn campaign and in doing so allowed riders to ride more winners than ever before which John Thomas McNamara and Davy Russell proceeded to do winding up a tremendous battle on the very last day at Balingarry with 56 winners apiece.
- The evergreen Liam Lennon took the senior and Northern Awards with a total of 26 winners and also partnered the top Horse in Joe Blake who showed unlimited promise. He fell when in command of Sheltering and Ten Poundsworth at Leopardstown but at Cheltenham ran a blinder into fifth in his first season Hunter Chasing to suggest he will be difficult to beat in the future.
- Mark Grant and Derek O’Connor shared a very exciting Novice title which also went to the very last day while Liz Doyle took her second Ladies title with a creditable 8 winners.
- Four riders were in contention on the last day of the Eastern award at Castletown but Willie Codd saw off Messrs Elliott, Moore and Dullea to take his first regional award.
- Fence Builder Billy O’Brien took the personality award for his services to the sport while on the Track it was a most successful year for Irish pointers.
- Best Mate took the Gold Cup, Bindaree the Grand National, The Bunny Boiler took the Irish National while Florida Pearl took three Grade One races including the King George where he took the scalp of Best Mate under former pointing champion Adrian Maguire.
