Top jockey Danny Mullins has admitted that the weighing room is a sombre place at the moment, as the entire horse racing community continues to come to terms with the tragic death of Jack de Bromhead.
Son of top trainer Henry de Bromhead, young Jack was just 13 years of age when he passed away of Saturday following an accident during a pony race.
"It is, you know, a very sad time and all are thoughts are with the de Bromhead family," Mullins told Racing TV.
"All connected to the yard have been deeply affected by it"
"We're sporting the red armbands today supporting Jack"
"It's a cruel game, but that's where we are."
The teenager died after injuries sustained during a pony race at the Glenbeigh Racing Festival on Rossbeigh Beach in Kerry on Saturday evening.
The young rider was attended to by emergency services but was later pronounced dead after what has been described as a "freak accident".
It is believed that the jockey fell from his horse as the animals were making a turn near the water's edge.
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