Michael Fitzgerald
Article by Alan Trout
Michael Patrick Fitzgerald – not to be confused with Gold Cup and Grand National-winning jockey Mick Foitzgerald – rode as a conditional for trainer Mark Bradstock and won three races over hurdles in the early 1990s.
Michael Patrick Fitzgerald – not to be confused with Gold Cup and Grand National-winning jockey Mick Foitzgerald – rode as a conditional for trainer Mark Bradstock and won three races over hurdles in the early 1990s.
His first success was at Fakenham on December 18, 1992, when Braida Boy came through to lead at the second last flight and drew clear to land the Eastern Daily Press Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle by five lengths.
His first success was at Fakenham on December 18, 1992, when Braida Boy came through to lead at the second last flight and drew clear to land the Eastern Daily Press Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle by five lengths.
After managing two fourth places from their next three starts together they came good again at Uttoxeter on June 2, 1993 when taking the Orbital Novices’ Hurdle by ten lengths.
After managing two fourth places from their next three starts together they came good again at Uttoxeter on June 2, 1993 when taking the Orbital Novices’ Hurdle by ten lengths.
Michael had perhaps as few as three rides the following season but did win on one of them. This was aboard the ten-year-old One To Note, trained by Menin Muggeridge, surviving mistakes at the last two obstacles to land the Fledgling Conditional Jockeys’ Selling Hurdle at Chepstow on February 5, 1994 by three-quarters of a length.
Michael had perhaps as few as three rides the following season but did win on one of them. This was aboard the ten-year-old One To Note, trained by Menin Muggeridge, surviving mistakes at the last two obstacles to land the Fledgling Conditional Jockeys’ Selling Hurdle at Chepstow on February 5, 1994 by three-quarters of a length.
