Champ Marquand will fly flag for Goodwood

Champion apprentice jockey Tom Marquand has been announced as the new ambassador for the 2016 season at Goodwood racecourse.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Apr 2016, 17:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 18:41 BST

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Tom Marquand at Goodwood / Picture by Matt SillsTom Marquand at Goodwood / Picture by Matt Sills
Tom Marquand at Goodwood / Picture by Matt Sills

Based with Classic-winning trainer and Goodwood specialist Richard Hannon, Marquand’s career went from strength to strength in 2015.

Having started last year by claiming the All Weather Hands and Heels champion title, he went on to ride 67 winners at a strike rate of 11 per cent while accumulating over £450,000 in prize money.

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Marquand’s remarkable achievements in 2015 did not go unnoticed – he was selected as one of three finalists for the 2015 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.

He spent the beginning of this year in Australia where he enjoyed a successful spell riding for David Hayes and Tom Dabernig, winning on his first start on board the Shadwell colt Tashbeeh.

Further success down under came when he rode Tashbeeh to a second win at Flemington after a close run-in with legendary Australian jockey Damien Oliver, leaving him with two wins from nine rides during his month abroad.

Since returning to the UK Marquand has been preparing for a big season ahead with the Hannon team at Manton House. With only 25 wins left on his claim, expect to see him in the professional ranks before long.

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Marquand said: “I’m unbelievably excited to be taking up this role with Goodwood. It’s one of the most iconic courses in the country and is a real jockey’s favourite.

“The Qatar Goodwood Festival, with the Sussex and the Nassau, is an obvious stand-out of the calendar - but racing here is great throughout the year and I can’t wait to get down there.”

The new season begins at Goodwood on Saturday, 30 April. For further information and to book tickets, visit www.goodwood.co.uk/horseracing or call 01243 755055.

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