Caragh Monaghan rode her first winner as a jockey at Navan on Sunday as St Denis's Well landed a handicap hurdle for local trainer Ian Patrick Donoghue.

The 40/1 shot travelled strongly throughout the two-mile contest and won comfortably in the end, coming home four and three-quarter lengths ahead of runner-up Makfils.

Monaghan was part of the Meath squad that won the All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship in 2021 by beating Dublin by 1-11 to 0-12 in the final at Croke Park.

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She has had a number of rides for Donoghue this year, as well as Gavin Cromwell, who she was working for in Cheltenham in the days before the race.

Monaghan finished second in a 1m4f ladies handicap on board Pachmena for Cromwell in July 2022, but Sunday was her first win as a jockey after leading Hascoeur Clermont into the winners enclosure at Cheltenham some 24 hours earlier.

The six-year-old landed the Wienerberger Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase under jockey Noel McParlan for Cromwell at odds of 12/1 at Prestbury Park.

Meath’s Sarah Powederly, Caragh Monaghan, Monica McGuirk and Orlagh Lally
Meath’s Sarah Powederly, Caragh Monaghan, Monica McGuirk and Orlagh Lally

Speaking after St Denis's Well's success in the Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells "Day At The Races" Handicap Hurdle, Monaghan said: "I'm absolutely thrilled. I'm from Kentstown, 10 minutes away and my family are here. I've had a good few rides on the track so I'm delighted to get one on the board and hopefully a few more will come."

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