Image source, Getty ImagesTom O'Brien passed 1,000 winners in Britain and Ireland in 2021
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Jockey Tom O'Brien has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer.
Irishman O'Brien rode more than 1,000 winners in Britain and Ireland, including two at the Cheltenham Festival and the Welsh Grand National twice.
The nephew of trainer Aidan O'Brien, he was a mainstay of the Minehead operation run by Philip Hobbs, joining as a teenager and remaining until his retirement in 2023.
