In light of the battle Smullen would eventually face, Weld said it was fitting that his sole English 2000 Guineas win came on board a horse called Refuse To Bend. “I know he said that some of us were harder to persuade to ride than others, and it did take me a bit of time to think about it because I was a bit unfit at the time and worried about making a show of myself. Rhode GAA members organised a stationary guard of honour at the funeral of the nine-time Irish champion jockey and Derby winning rider on September 18, and they honoured his memory in the best possible fashion by claiming a record 30th Offaly SFC title two weeks later. The late, great Pat Smullen was much-loved and highly thought of at his local Rhode GAA club. Almost a year ago to the day, Pat and his supporters raised a game-changing €2.6m for pancreatic cancer clinical trials. The charity detailed how Smullen’s work had resulted in nine research proposals this year that will be advanced or explored, that he had also helped raise €120,000 for ovarian and prostate cancer trials last November and earlier this year gave the go-ahead to fund a Next Generation Sequencing machine for St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin — equipment that could potentially open up treatment options for patients with all types of cancer. Following Rhode's landmark Dowling Cup success, members of their team and management visited Pat's mother Mary and presented her with a signed number 30 jersey in his memory. Pat’s mind, though, had long since been at ease. It is a mark of the man that he had such a wide-ranging generosity. He was a wonderful ambassador for the sport of racing and a wonderful person to have known. I spent a long time crying last night.”. “He was a wonderful man. He was a great man, not just with the horses, but with the way he conducted himself throughout the whole of this illness. Almost a year ago to the day, Pat and his supporters raised a game-changing €2.6m for pancreatic cancer clinical trials. That is how good Pat Smullen was. That is the work Pat has enabled us to do. It is with a very heavy heart that, on behalf of the staff and members of Cancer Trials Ireland, we put pen to paper in remembrance of our friend, and benefactor, Pat Smullen. He was a complete gentleman in every way. Last November, he helped us to raise more than €120,000 for ovarian and prostate cancer trials. People diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Ireland will feel the benefit of it for years, if not decades, to come. It is always a shock when you get the news. Pat Smullen (Image: Racing Post) Racing mourns Pat Smullen. Pat Smullen and the horse racing community raised almost half that – €2.6m – for pancreatic cancer clinical trials alone. Smullen convinced McCoy to take part in the Pat Smullen Champions Race For Cancer Trials in Ireland last September, and he rose to the task when making all the running on Quizical at the Curragh. Clinical trials offer patients very real, tangible, important benefits – but they can also provide something as vital as it is intangible: Hope. It’s just a tragic time, it’s heartbreaking,” McCoy said. “It’s just horrifically sad. Pat was a friend like no other. It is such a shame as he leaves behind his wife and three children. Pat was a friend like no other. Eibhlín Mulroe, CEO & Prof Ray McDermott, Clinical Lead, Cancer Trials Ireland – on behalf of staff, Christine Murray – the “friendly face” of Kildare GAA, Katelynn confident ahead of World title tilt in Germany, Senior Football Championship Team of the Year, Owners to return to Irish racecourses from Monday, Letter to the Smullen family from Cancer Trials Ireland. He led by example, I think that is the best way I can describe him.”. He was unique,” said Weld, speaking on Nick Luck’s Daily Podcast. The 43-year-old lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday night and the tragic news has rocked the Irish sporting world. Smullen, who sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer, was feted by Rhode GAA for his achievements at their annual dinner dance in the Tullamore Court Hotel in 2017. On Tuesday night, Pat Smullen’s time among us came to an end when he breathed his last breath surrounded by close family in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. The late, great Pat Smullen was much-loved and highly thought of at his local Rhode GAA club. Cancer Trials Ireland paid its own tribute the rider, hailing him “as a friend like no other”. The Jersey will be framed for the Smullen Family pic.twitter.com/oe2lcww6NQ. The nine-time champion jockey was diagnosed with the disease back in 2018. He was 43 years of age. Heartfelt tributes flowed today as the racing world struggled to come to terms with the news of the death of Pat Smullen. “The outpouring of love and support his efforts have generated give hope to us all.”. But as a direct result of the funds Pat helped raise, Cancer Trials Ireland received nine research proposals this year. “Right to the end when he was fighting pancreatic cancer he had this will to win, this belief, determination and he was able to impart that to the horses he rode. Frankie Dettori hailed Smullen as a “great man and a complete gentleman”, having competed against him across the globe for more than two decades. outstanding team of sports writers, Select your favourite newsletters and get the best of Irish Examiner delivered to your inbox. “I think that typified the man,” weld said. He said: “I’d travelled the world for 20 years with Pat and he was a great friend that fought until the end. Pat’s popularity — and humility — was and is legendary. 16 September, 2020 ON, (The international racing community was rocked on Wednesday morning after it emerged that Pat Smullen had died in St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin from pancreatic cancer. He added: “He was a gentleman. “Pat Smullen was just a very, very special man, with regards to the sport of horse racing and indeed to me personally. Rhode players celebrate and inset the late, great Pat Smullen. He had suffered a … Pat’s popularity – and humility – was and is legendary. The family service, restricted in … A nine-time Irish champion jockey and 12-time European Classic winner, Smullen had … Pat’s popularity — and humility — was and is legendary. It is with a very heavy heart that, on behalf of the staff and members of Cancer Trials Ireland, we put pen to paper in remembrance of our friend, and benefactor, Pat Smullen. We just built together, but he was simply an excellent jockey.”. The outpouring of love and support his efforts have generated give hope to us all. Racing Post @RacingPost. That is Pat’s real gift to the people who come after him, who are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Our thoughts, today and always, are with Pat’s wife Frances, his children Hannah, Paddy, and Sarah, and his wider family. Three studies are now being advanced or explored, one of which will open in Ireland in a matter of weeks. 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Among the racing royalty paying tribute was Dermot Weld. “After he won the Epsom Derby — and he so deserved to ride the winner of an Epsom Derby — the amount of public support, I can even use the word love at his achievement, was amazing. To the family of Pat Smullen. In this day and age I would have to say his loyalty and his integrity stood out. Our thoughts, today and always, are with the Pat’s wife Frances, his children Hannah, Paddy and Sarah, and his wider family. Earlier this year, Comic Relief reached out to the entire country and raised almost €6m with the help of a host of celebs across several hours of primetime TV. “But because it was for Pat Smullen and for such a special cause — there is no doubt it is one of the memories that will last forever in my mind.”. Pat was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in … AP McCoy admitted the tears flowed when he heard the news. He came to Dermot’s, things moved on and he took over my job and did a fantastic job for a long time.
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