Another award for Nina

Nina Carberry, who will ride Parsons Pistol at Cheltenham for Noel Meade, was today announced as the winner of another award in a glittering career. Cheltenham racecourse awarded her the 'Outstanding Contribution made by a Lady to Jump Racing' accolade. She will receive her award on Thursday, 12th March before racing at Prestbury Park. Nina has already partnered three winners at the Cheltenham Festival. Her first victory was with Dabiroun in the 2005 Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle. She also won the Cross Country Chase with Heads On The Ground in 2007 and Garde Champetre in 2008. Nina scooped the Meath Chronicle / Cusack Hotels Sports personality-of-the-month for March 2008 following her victory on Garde Champetre.