Dessie Hughes
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"Dessie Hughes" was an Ireland/Irish racehorse Horse trainer/trainer and jockey. He was the father of British flat racing Champion Jockey/British champion jockey, Richard Hughes (jockey)/Richard Hughes, and won at the Cheltenham Festival as both jockey and trainer.

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We'll wait for the Champion Hurdle [before blinkers are applied again].

Last year he couldn't see another horse coming at him. He came out of that well and I'm as happy as I can be.