Leading Irish jump jockey Kieran Kelly has died in hospital tonight after suffering severe head injuries from a fall in Kilbeggan last Friday.
Kelly had been on a life-support machine in intensive care at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital since the fall.
He sustained his injuries when Balmy Native, trained by his boss Dessie Hughes, came down in the Joe Cooney Memorial Handicap Chase.
Kelly, 25, gained his first Cheltenham Festival success in March on Hardy Eustace for Hughes in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle.
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The last two races at Gowran Park tonight were abandoned as a mark of respect.