One of five children, he attended St Mary’s Primary School in Enniscorthy and Kilkenny College, where he excelled at rugby and Gaelic games.

[4] Jacob secured his first win at the Cheltenham Festival in 2011 when Zarkandar, trained by Paul Nicholls, won the Triumph Hurdle.

[6] When Walsh left Nicholls’ yard in 2013, Jacob took over as main jockey but the position lasted less than a year and he was displaced by Sam Twiston-Davies in April 2014.

[9] Munir and Suede’s grey horse Bristol De Mai, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, gave Jacob three victories in the Betfair Chase (2017, 2018, 2020) as well as a third place in the 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Although his final ride on Mr Percy at Leopardstown was unsuccessful, he had won the Grade 1 Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick the previous day on Impaire Et Passe, trained by Willie Mullins for owners Munir and Souede.