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Official training career of Joseph O’Brien to start on Monday

The son of Aidan received his licence on Friday and will have seven runners

Trainer Joseph O’Brien, right, in conversation with jockey Donnacha O’Brien after winning the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden with War Decree during the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Raceday in Leopardstown. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Trainer Joseph O’Brien, right, in conversation with jockey Donnacha O’Brien after winning the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden with War Decree during the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Raceday in Leopardstown. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Sun Jun 05 2016 - 15:20

Joseph O’Brien will officially launch his training career with seven runners at two meetings on Monday.

The dual Irish champion jockey will saddle four on Gowran Park’s Flat card and has three over jumps at Listowel as he tries to get off to a dream start with a winner.

A son of multiple champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, he has wasted no time in having his first runners after only receiving his licence on Friday.

The 23-year-old had been supervising part of his father’s huge string in Owning, County Kilkenny and they are now officially under his supervision.

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His first runner will be Justice Frederick in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden over seven furlongs at Gowran.

He will be followed by Song Of Love in the Festival Of Speed July 17th Handicap and both Zig Zag and No Biggie in the Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap.

The first three will be ridden by his brother, Donnacha, with his sister Ana on No Biggie.

O’Brien’s three runners at Listowel are Kalopsia in the Kingdom Mares Maiden Hurdle, the mount of Barry Geraghty, Mai Fitz Jack (Brian O’Connell) in the John B. Keane Maiden Hurdle and Oathkeeper in the Dr. Louis O’Carroll INH Flat Race. The six-year-old will be partnered by O’Brien’s sister, Sarah, an amateur rider.