Overview
- The fatal collision occurred around 2am on Christmas Eve on the N20 near Bruree, and Gardaí are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage from 1:40am to 2:15am.
- Jockeys wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence at Leopardstown, Limerick and Down Royal, with Irish riders at Kempton, including Paul Townend and Mark Walsh, also wearing armbands.
- Trainer Enda Bolger described Kavanagh as polite and well-mannered, calling him a credit to his parents and expressing devastation at the loss.
- Kavanagh, from Tuam in County Galway, was a conditional rider attached to Bolger's yard after a spell in the UK and had support from leading connections.
- He rode his first winner at Carlisle in 2023 and landed his first Irish success in June at Clonmel on Gimme A Buzz for owner J P McManus, with funeral details yet to be confirmed.