Known as Paddy Broderick, he was the jockey on board Night Nurse who won two Champion Hurdle races in 1976 and 1977.
[2] Beginning his life on the Flat in County Westmeath, Ireland, Broderick was born on 1 September 1939, the day the Second World War began.
The trainer and jockey had a fruitful partnership yielding many winners including the Welsh Grand National on Rainbow Battle in 1964 and the Mackeson Gold Cup on Pawnbroker in 1964.
At the 1977 Boxing Day meeting at Kempton Park, Night Nurse parted company with Broderick at the last fence with victory a certainty gifting Beacon Light the race, Sadly, the injury Broderick received from the crashing fall, resulted in his retirement from the sport.
[4] Retired jump jockey Paddy Broderick, a highly respected and accomplished figure in the world of horse racing, died on 3 February 2020, at the age of 80.