The Jockeys

Jane is a freelance BHS coach with a point to point and category A licence for hunter chasing. She has ridden in the Cheltenham Foxhunters in the past. Jane hopes her jockey nephews will help her with her fitness!

Based: Somerset.

Donate to Jane's JustGiving page here.

Amy is a BHSI coach and professional rider. She combines her passions of racing and coaching. She's a big advocate for racing and educating people about it.

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After being let down by her trainer last year, Maria is back in the race this year! She is a full-time work rider on Newbury’s doorstep - but has never been in a race!

Based: Berkshire.

Trainer: Robert Edwards.

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Louise is a BHSAI and turned 60 this year and this race is on her bucket list! She used to work in racing and now rides out three mornings a week for Chris Gordon Racing.

Based: Hampshire.

Trainer: Chris Gordon.

Donate to Louise's JustGiving page here.

Claudia currently works full time for flat trainer, Brian Toomey. She previously worked for two 5*event riders, a GP showjumper and worked four polo seasons. Claudia completed the London Marathon this year!

Based: Oxfordshire.

Trainer: Brian Toomey.

Donate to Claudia's JustGiving page here.

Lily runs a small, very supportive livery yard and events ex-racehorses. Her family have all worked in racing and Lily is already riding out.

Based: Hampshire.

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Ruth works for the Household Cavalry in Windsor. She used to work in racing as a professional groom and has a lifelong dream of race riding and would like to rekindle old racing contacts. Ruth is really eager to take part.

Based: London.

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Poppy works at the National Stud at Newmarket and runs a yard of mares, after studying bloodstock in horse racing at university. She also worked at in the operations team at Newbury racecourse for her university placement and heard about the various charity races.

Based: West Sussex.

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David works for PayPal and is passionate about thoroughbreds and also resonates with our Changing Lives through Horses programme as he has a son with special needs. He rode in the Greatwood race in 2022 and enjoys riding out regularly.

Based: East Sussex.

Trainers: Camilla Poulton.

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Eleanor rides every morning at Army barracks, Blues and Royals Troops. She has her own shoe company and rides her event horse at the weekend at Wellington Approved Centre.

Based: London.

Trainer: George Boughey.

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Felix wants to be a professional jockey. He rides out for his mum Jo Foster, and in the summer he'll be travelling to Ireland to work for a trainer. He's looking forward to taking out his point-to-point license in November.

Based: West Yorkshire.

Trainer: Jo Foster.

Donate to Felix's JustGiving page here.

Charis is a vet for Equine Reproductive Services focusing on breeding but she does a bit of everything. She loves competing in eventing and is a marathon runner!

Based: North Yorkshire.

Trainer: Brian Rothwell.

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Isabella won the BHS charity race at Newbury in 2019 and loved it, and has been riding out for various trainers ever since. She plays polo and works in banking.

Donate to Isabella's JustGiving page here.

Amy is a BHSI coach and professional rider. She combines her passions of racing and coaching. She's a big advocate for racing and educating people about it.

Donate to Amy's JustGiving page here.

Jaye worked in racing at Newmarket and then Australia, before heading back to her home in Yorkshire where she successfully retrains racehorses to different careers in BE, Dressage, SJ and Showing.

Based: West Yorkshire.

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Megan works for a financial advisor and currently has a Welsh Section D that had been neglected. She broke him in and takes him cross country training and showing at local level. She's previously re-trained an ex-racehorse.

Based: West Yorkshire.

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Diane is a mental health nurse and thinks fitness will be the biggest challenge. She has been to Doncaster for a taster day. This race has been on her bucket list.

Based: Nottinghamshire.

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Lyn only learnt to ride recently and came fourth in a charity race last year! She also scored the highest mark ever in the fitness test! Lyn works in insurance and is a marathon runner.

Based: London.

Trainer: Kim Tinkler.

Donate to Lyn's JustGiving page here.

Alison competes in BE up to 2*, she team chased and rode in this race last year finishing 4th place. She just loved it so much she's still riding out.

Based: South Yorkshire.

Trainer: Shaun Harris.

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Leah is a freelance rider/coach, backing schooling and producing clients' horses. She competed affiliated BE up to 100 level. Leah's currently retraining two of her own ex-racehorses, bought directly off the trainers after their last race.

Donate to Leah's JustGiving page here.

Paige is our youngest rider and has ridden all her life. She has worked at Greenall/Guerriero's for two years, riding a range of horses and does riding work regularly.

Donate to Paige's JustGiving page here.