One of the leading Irish jockeys, Daryl Jacob has been extensively lauded for his racing achievements. Riding for Paul Nicholls at the time Ruby Walsh served as the number-one trainer jockey, Daryl Jacob was lucky to benefit from these two doubly inspiring sporting figures. Upon Ruby’s later exit as the top-rank rider for the renowned stable owner, Daryl became the leading jockey for Nicholls, a career milestone that helped to catapult his name to higher echelons.
Having gradually fine-tuned his riding prowess under the gaze of the highly regarded Paul Nicholls’s coaching facility, Daryl Jacob soon started showing signs of unmistakable success. The then less accomplished (than Ruby Walsh) student inked his influence on the world map by experiencing some success at the 2011 Cheltenham festival on the very first occasion.
Shortly after, Daryl achieved race course triumph on Lac Fontana, in the O Brien County Handicap Hurdle on the very last day of the championship event. While a broken leg and a fractured elbow would later take him away from the public limelight for quitte some time, the inimitable winner fully recovered and shocked all after clinching the 2012 Grand National atop the grey-tinged Neptune Collonges.