Jockey Fran Berry will begin a new chapter in his career Friday when he rides his first meeting in the UK since signing on as stable jockey to trainer Ralph Beckett.
Berry has just one mount on the card, and that one will be for trainer Mark Johnston when he gets a leg up on Fire Fighting (Ire) (Soldier Of Fortune {Ire}) in the Coral Easter Classic, but Berry noted he is slowly making the transition of moving to the UK from Ireland for his new role.
“I went over to Ralph's a few weeks ago to ride work, and will be over and back a bit until things settle down,” said Berry. “Good Friday will be my first meeting over there, and the turf season will get going the following week. I'll be coming back here on Sundays when I can, and Mr [JP] McManus is happy to still use me, as well as the other trainers that I ride for regularly. I've been riding out at Mrs [Jessica] Harrington's and also for the likes of David Wachman and Patrick Prendergast.”
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