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Tributes flow for 'brilliant' O'Grady
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|July 29, 2025
IRISH TRAINING GREAT DIES AT AGE 75
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FORMER jockey Norman Williamson led the tributes to Edward O’Grady, who died on Sunday at the age of 75, hailing him “a remarkable trainer and a remarkable man”.
Williamson rode a whole host of big-race winners for O’Grady, including his last Cheltenham Festival success in the saddle aboard Back In Front in the 2003 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
He also enjoyed notable success aboard the likes of Ned Kelly, winner of the 2002 Irish Champion Hurdle, and Nick Dundee, both of whom were owned by John Magnier.
Williamson said: “He was a remarkable trainer and a remarkable man and I think way ahead of his time, to be honest.
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