Francis Martin Berry (born 2 January 1981) in County Kildare[2] is a retired Irish jockey who competed principally in Flat racing.
Berry's father, Frank Berry, was Irish jump racing champion jockey ten times, and saddled Fran's first winner on Mayasta at Sligo Racecourse in April 1997.
[2] Berry began his career as a National Hunt jockey, winning the Coral Cup at Cheltenham in 1999 but went on to concentrate on Flat racing.
[3] In 2016, he moved to Britain to become stable jockey for Ralph Beckett,[4] an association which lasted until Berry left ‘by mutual consent’ when he was relieved of the role in June 2017.
[5] Berry sustained spinal injuries in a fall at Wolverhampton in January 2019 and retired on medical advice in April of that year.