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Multiple Group 1 winning trainer and 2x Derby winner Peter Chapple Hyam
Peter Chapple-Hyam’s passion for horses can be traced back to his childhood. Growing up in Newmarket, the renowned horse racing town in England, he was surrounded by the sport and quickly developed a deep affection for these magnificent creatures. As a teenager, Chapple-Hyam gained hands-on experience by working in local stables, honing his skills and knowledge under the guidance of seasoned trainers.
Chapple-Hyam’s dedication and talent did not go unnoticed, and in the early 1990s, he emerged as a prominent figure in the world of horse racing. He quickly made a name for himself as a skilled and astute trainer, capable of molding horses into champions. In 1992, he achieved his first Epsom Derby success with Dr Devious, a horse that showcased his remarkable ability to bring out the best in his equine companions.
Peter Chapple-Hyam’s influence extends beyond his wins at the Epsom Derby. He is revered within the horse racing community for his ability to develop young horses and guide them to reach their full potential. His training methods are characterized by a balance of discipline, patience, and an unwavering commitment to the well-being of the animals under his care.
Beyond his personal accomplishments, Chapple-Hyam’s legacy is reflected in the success of his apprentices and the admiration of his peers. Many aspiring trainers have sought his guidance, eager to learn from his wealth of knowledge and experience.
In February 2021, I took out my license and set up training at historic Cadland Cottage Stables, occupying a prime location at the foot of the famous Warren Hill gallops in Newmarket.
We celebrated our first winner within three weeks of saddling our first runner, have raced in the UK, Ireland, France, the UAE and the USA and doubled our winners year on year.
At the start of 2024 we took the opportunity to relocate the older horses to the fantastic facility at Machell Place Stables, a stones throw from Cadland Cottage and Warren Hill.
gained a lot of experience working for prominent trainers Henrietta Knight, Mick Channon and David Simcock, had a spell working in Australia at Warwick Farm and Royal Randwick learning about trackwork and speed, and rode 11 winners as an apprentice and amateur jockey.
My ethos is ‘small yard, big results’ and this is down to the bespoke, tailor-made care each individual horse is given. I look at each horse and assess their needs, from their training programme and race planning to their dietary requirements and healthcare routines – every horse is looked at individually and a bespoke programme is formed to meet their every need to ensure their maximum potential.
Upon leaving Stowe School, where he gained three A-Levels, Edward began his work experience with bloodstock agent James Delahooke, the man who unearthed champion Dancing Brave for Prince Khalid Abdullah. He then spent several months under the tutelage of Newmarket maestro William Haggas, whose string at the time included top-class duo Mukhadram and Dancing Rain.
Following a stint as pupil assistant to his father at Thorngill, where his duties ranged from riding work on the gallops to making entries and looking after owners at the races, Edward began an internship at US auction house Fasig-Tipton, gaining a superb insight into bloodstock sales. He also worked as a stud groom at the famed Coolmore Stud in Ireland, handling some of the world’s top broodmares.
A pupil assistant role with Australian legend Gai Waterhouse saw Edward enjoy seven months down under. He assisted with the breaking in of yearlings, rode track work on some of the best horses in the yard, saddled runners at the races, and helped with all aspects of office work, from race planning to writing blogs for the trainer’s website.
In April 2016, Edward became assistant trainer to Charlie Hills in Lambourn, working with a number of high-class performers including outstanding sprinter Battaash. From there he went to work for Francois Rohaut in France, helping to manage a stable of 120 horses, riding out, travelling horses to the races and writing monthly horse reports. More recently Edward has acted as assistant trainer to Robert Cowell just outside of Newmarket.
Edward understands the importance of excellent communication with owners and the increasingly vital role of digital technology and social media in horseracing. He is determined to build on the achievements of his father, who trained for 46 years and won plenty of good races with inexpensive horses.
JAMES OWEN RACING was established in 2014 and has since grown far beyond expectations, now boasting an impressive book of clients and horses.
In January of 2023, James took out his National Hunt License and has begun to build up a team of horses to compete in this sphere.
The operation has gone from strength to strength and a year later, the yard has already registered 31 winners under both racing codes. A great achievement given it has been achieved with a relatively small string of horses. The yard continues to grow and James is always on the lookout for new horses and owners to join the yard.
All year round, James and his team pride themselves on offering attention to detail that is second to none. This allowed James and his team to be known as one of the biggest and most successful pre-trainers in the area before taking out his licence.
As a former successful amateur jockey, James has a passion for Point-To-Pointing and now enjoys training a small string of Point-To-Pointers alongside his wife Jenny. They have gained some quality open horses and have been very competitive both in East Anglia and nationally over the past few seasons.
During the summer months, James trains a string of Arabian racehorses and since starting this career he has secured the UK Arabian Champion Trainer’s Title five times.
Bryan Smart has built an enviable reputation as a top class trainer. He is proud to have brought the historic training yard and gallops at Hambleton House, on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors, back to its former glory. After 12 successful years in Lambourn, Bryan returned to his Yorkshire roots in 2002 along with two essential team members, wife Vicky and daughter Beth. He has trained the winners of 17 Group and Listed races including three consecutive wins at Royal Ascot and a Group 1 win in the 2018 Nunthorpe Stakes with Alpha Delphini. Bryan is always on the lookout for the next superstar and has an exceptional eye for a horse having bought relatively cheap yearlings and produced them to win races at the highest level. While he is known for loving speed and has an excellent record with sprinters, he also enjoys finding the key to horse that might have fallen out of love with the game. His patient and holistic approach to training allows him to keep the horses sweet and enjoying life as they get older ensuring they are allowed to mature at their own pace whilst keeping them fit and healthy, both physically and mentally. With this approach he aims to bring out the best in every horse in his care whatever their level of ability.
Hambleton and the surrounding area is steeped in racing history going back to the 17th century. Hambleton House still retains numerous original characteristics of the period including the main yard. Since 2002 Bryan has developed the yard to be a first class training establishment with a variety of excellent facilities including 76 large airy stables, two horse-walkers, private grass and all-weather gallops, cold-water Jacuzzi Spa, solarium, on-site physio, off-road hacking plus dozens of turnout paddocks. Due to the prime location and modern facilities Bryan Smart Racing are proud to be able to provide a relaxed, healthy environment for the horses to be trained in.
We have a fantastic team of experienced staff and together we aim to provide the very best care for your horse while creating a fun and enjoyable ownership experience at every level from sole ownership to shares and syndicates.
Having grown up around horses it has been Jack’s ambition to train racehorses from an early age.
Jack studied Agricultural Business Management at Reading University. During university Jack rode out regularly for Nicky Henderson. Making good use of his university summer holidays, Jack gained valuable experience working abroad, initially for Mikel Delzangles in Chantilly and the following summer for Ger Lyons in County Meath.
Upon graduating from University Jack gained further experience as pupil assistant to Kim Bailey and Paul Nicholls. During this time Jack rode as amateur jockey scoring 5 winners on the well regarded Real Milan.
Eager to broaden his knowledge of flat racing Jack travelled to Australia where he spent a year with Chris Waller, enjoying six months in Sydney and six months in Melbourne working with horses as high profile as Winx.
On returning to England Jack spent over three years assisting flat trainers David Simcock and Richard Spencer in the headquarters of flat racing, Newmarket.
Following a successful career as a jump jockey, David began his training career in June 2010. Since then, David has managed to produce over 1,000 winners while achieving totals of over 100 winners in the past 9 seasons. Along with the number of winners, the quality of those winners has increased also. In a relatively short training career David has won 38 Stakes races, 8 of which came at the highest level in Group 1’s; Lord Glitters, Suedois, Mondialiste, Amazing Maria, Move In Time and G-Force contributed to this tally.
In January 2016, David moved yards to Willow Farm on the outskirts of York. Willow Farm’s purpose built Equaflow safe track 6 furlong gallop, along with a 5 furlong round gallop provide David and his team with the facilities needed to achieve even greater success in the future.
Tudhope grew up in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. He had no family connection with racing, and only considered a career as a jockey when it was suggested to him by a careers advisor. He graduated from the Northern Racing College and was apprentice to Declan Carroll in Yorkshire.
He had his first professional rides in 2003, and won his first race at San Rossore, Pisa, Italy in October of that year as part of an initiative for young riders to compete across Europe. It wasn’t until 2004 that he registered his first domestic victory at Southwell. His first black type victory was not until several years after that, when he won the 2008 Listed Land o’ Burns Fillies Stakes at Ayr on an outside ride for Alan Berry. His filly, Look Busy, got up late to win by a short head from Princess Ellis.
In 2011, he won his first group race, the Group 2 Henry II Stakes on Blue Bajan, a horse he also finished second on in the Yorkshire Cup and third in the Goodwood Cup.He also began a very profitable partnership with miler Penitent, on which he won the 2012 Bet365 Mile at Sandown, the 2012 Joel Stakes at Newmarket and the 2014 John of Gaunt Stakes at Haydock, as well as several Listed races. Another miler, Custom Cut, proved equally successful, also winning the Bet365 Mile and Joel Stakes, as well as the Strensall Stakes and Leopardstown‘s Desmond Stakes and Boomerang Stakes. Over the course of a month in 2014, he won his first and second victories at Group 1 level, the 2014 Haydock Sprint Cup on G Force and the Prix de l’Abbaye on Move In Time. Both were trained by O’Meara.
This period of success meant that in 2013, he first topped 100 winners in a year and in 2014, he first won more than £1 million in prize money.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, he won several notable British handicaps – the Old Newton Cup on Tawdeea, the Lincoln on Bravery, and the Wokingham at Royal Ascot on Out Do. His biggest wins have come in America, however. On Mondialiste, he won the 2016 Arlington Million and in 2017, he won the Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes on Suedois, his biggest prize to date of nearly £500,000. In 2017, he also won over £1.5 million in UK prize money.
In 2019, he won four races at Royal Ascot and was an early contender for Champion Jockey, although he would ultimately lose out in the championship to Oisin Murphy. He also passed the 1,000 winner mark in June.
Egan was born in Kildare, Ireland. He comes from a racing background. His father John is a jockey, his mother Sandra Hughes trained the 2015 Irish Grand National winner Thunder And Roses, his grandfather is Irish trainer Dessie Hughes and his uncle is British champion jockey, Richard Hughes. Egan rode out for his grandfather from the age of 13 and took part in pony racing. He also rode out for flat trainer Willie McCreery.
On leaving school, Egan moved from Ireland to Newmarket, where he was apprenticed to Roger Varian. He was champion apprentice jockey in 2017.
In 2018 Egan turned professional. His first victory in a Group race came on 2 August 2018 when the Roger Varian-trained Pilaster won the Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood.
Egan’s first race in a Classic came in May 2019 when he rode favourite Qabala into third place in the 1000 Guineas Stakes. Egan’s father rode outsider Garrel Glen into twelfth place in the same race. In June 2019 he had his first victory at Royal Ascot, when the Varian-trained Daahyeh won the Albany Stakes.
Having signed a retainer with owner Prince Faisal, Egan rode the John Gosden-trained Mishriff to his maiden victory at Nottingham in November 2019. In February 2021 the pair won the Saudi Cup at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before going on to win the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, in March 2021. After coming third in the Coral Eclipse Stakes and second in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the partnership secured their first British Group 1 victory in the International Stakes at York on 18 August 2021. On 2 July 2022 Mishriff was narrowly beaten into second place by Vadeni in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park. It was to be Egan’s last ride on Mishriff, as later that month his association with Prince Faisal came to an end.
Egan had his second Royal Ascot winner in 2022, when the Varian-trained Eldar Eldarov won the Queen’s Vase. Eldar Eldarov then provided Egan with his first British classic success, winning the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster on 11 September 2022.
Morris comes from a racing background, his grandfather Joe Tate, uncle Jason Tate and cousin Ryan Tate all being jockeys. He was born in Oxford and moved to Newmarket as a child. He began riding out for Michael Bell while still at school. He completed a course at the British Racing School and became apprenticed to Bell
Morris rode his first winner in November 2005 and his first big race victory came on Juniper Girl in the Northumberland Plate in 2007. He gained his first Group race win on Gilt Edge Girl in the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown in June 2010. In October 2010 Gilt Edge Girl gave Morris his first Group 1 victory when they won the Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp at Longchamp in Paris. In 2012 he became first jockey for Newmarket trainer Sir Mark Prescott. It was the Prescott trained Marsha who provided Morris with his first British Group 1 victory, when winning the Nunthorpe Stakes at York August 2017 in a photo finish against Frankie Dettori‘s Lady Aurelia.
Between April 2021 and October 2022, Morris rode the Prescott-trained Alpinista to eight consecutive victories, including the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks in July 2021, and then six Group 1 races in Germany, France and Britain, culminating with a win in the 2022 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Morris has ridden more than 100 winners every season since 2011 and has been all weather champion jockey on three occasions.