Niall Madden

{{Short description|Irish jockey}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} '''Niall "Slippers" Madden''' (born 11 November 1985) is a retired [[Ireland|Irish]] [[jockey]] who rode the racehorse [[Numbersixvalverde]] to win the [[2006 Grand National]] steeplechase at [[Aintree Racecourse]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-04-07 |title=Madden aims for National double |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/6530667.stm |access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref>

Madden's nickname is "Slippers", as a comparison with his father [[Niall Madden (jockey, born 1958)|Niall Madden]], also a jockey, whose nickname was "Boots". He rode for [[Noel Meade]] and won the 2006 [[Christmas Hurdle]] for Meade on Jazz Messenger. Madden retired as a jockey after riding at [[Punchestown Racecourse|Punchestown]] on 31 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Niall Madden: 2006 Grand National-winning jockey announces retirement |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/55507528 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=1 January 2021 |date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life== He married fellow jockey [[Aine O'Connor]] in June 2022. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theirishfield.ie/amp/racing/racing-columns/parrot-mouth-irish-derby-tickets-to-be-won-704598 | first=Olivia|last=Hamilton|date= 17 June 2022|accessdate=1 June 2024|title= Irish Derby tickets to be won|website=The Irish Field}}</ref>

==Major wins== {{flagicon|Ireland}} '''Ireland''' * [[Slaney Novice Hurdle]] -(1) Toofarback (2006) * [[Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle]] -(1) Liskennett (2008) * [[Paddy's Reward Club "Sugar Paddy" Chase]] -(1) Nickname (2006)

---- {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Great Britain]]''' *[[Grand National]] -(1) Numbersixvalverde (2006) * [[Christmas Hurdle]] - (1) Jazz Messenger (2006)

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