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06 Sept 2025

Favourites' joy for Browne-McMonagle and Orr

Donegal jockeys Dylan Browne-McMonagle and Oisin Orr were back in the winners' enclosure

Dylan Browne-McMonagle

Dylan Browne-McMonagle

Donegal jockeys Dylan Browne-McMonagle and Oisin Orr had wins aboard favourites in recent days.

Browne-McMonagle was victorious at The Curragh on Saturday with Orr winning at Newcastle the previous evening.

Both have won the Champion Apprentice title with Browne-McMonagle winning it in the last two years and Orr sealing the honours in 2017.

Orr is now Richard Fahey's stable jockey and he took Brooklyn Nine Nine to a win for Fahey on Friday.

Sent off as the 1/2 favourite, Brooklyn Nine Nine won by a head from Lord Abama.

Orr took the lead two furlongs from home and pressed on to prevail narrowly.

Browne-McMonagle won the Cavalor Equine Nutrition Fillies & Mares Maiden on Saturday at the Curragh.

Saddling Joseph O'Brien's 6/5 favourite Honey Girl, the Letterkenny man had half-a-length of a margin to 13/2 chance Unless after a fine outing.

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