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Friday 10 October 2025

The McCoys, The Jockey Club Jump Racing Awards

 

We'll be celebrated the brilliance of Jump Racing across Jockey Club Racecourses at the Home of Jump Racing – Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 10 October 2025.

 

As we reflect on the triumphs and the highlights, we leave no stone unturned and our awards appreciate every character in this sport. From the unwavering support of Owners to the often unsung dedication of Stable Staff, The McCoys exist to recognise the individuals without whom this sport would not prosper as it does.

 

A black-tie evening offering the very finest dining experience from our in-house catering team, expect to see both equine and human heroes of the season celebrated as we remind ourselves why Jump Racing across Jockey Club Racecourses provide horsemen and racegoers with the very best action in the UK.

 

More information on the evening will be shared in due course.

 

We are sorry, but this event is not on public sale.
 
For sponsorship opportunities at The McCoy Awards, please contact Jack.Royle@thejockeyclub.co.uk.

Past Winners

Leading Owner – sponsored by Pertemps

J P McManus

 

Leading Owner, three or fewer horses - sponsored by Pertemps

Emma Palmer

 

Leading Trainer – 40 or more horses – sponsored by Beach Independent Financial Advisors

Paul Nicholls

 

Leading Trainer – fewer than 40 horses - sponsored by Beach Independent Financial Advisors

Harry Derham

 

Leading Professional Jockey – sponsored by Ellenborough Park

Harry Skelton

 

Leading Conditional Jockey – sponsored by Ellenborough Park

Luca Morgan

 

Leading Amateur Jockey – sponsored by Ellenborough Park

Olive Nicholls

 

Leading Novice Hurdler – sponsored by House of Cavani

Hugo’s New Horse

 

Leading Hurdler – sponsored by House of Cavani

Constitution Hill

 

Leading Novice Chaser – sponsored by TrustATrader

Jonbon

 

Leading Chaser – sponsored by TrustATrader

Certainly Red

 

Stable Person of The Year – Sponsored by Gallagher

Katrina Stanhope-White (Emma Lavelle)

 

Racing Ride of The Season – Sponsored by Natural Green        

Paul Townend – Galopin Des Champs, Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham

                       

Horse Performance of The Season – Sponsored by NAF

Galopin Des Champs - Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham

 

Horse of The Season – Sponsored by Sporting Life

Constitution Hill

                      

Training Achievement of The Season - Sponsored by Turners

Lucinda Russell – Corach Rambler (Won back-to-back renewals of the Ultima Handicap Chase and the 2023 Randox Grand National)

                                   

Judges' Choice – Sponsored by Close Brothers

Honeysuckle

 

Outstanding Contribution - Sponsored by WO Lewis

Peter Scudamore

Leading Owner – sponsored by McCoy Contractors
Mr John P. McManus
 
Leading Owner, three or fewer horses - sponsored by McCoy Contractors
J P Romans & Taylor, O'Dwyer
 
Leading Trainer – 40 or more horses – sponsored by Beach Independent Financial Advisors
Dan Skelton
 
Leading Trainer – fewer than 40 horses - sponsored by Beach Independent Financial Advisors
Jeremy Scott
 
Leading Professional Jockey – sponsored by Ellenborough Park
Brian Hughes
 
Leading Conditional Jockey – sponsored by Ellenborough Park
Chester Williams
 
Leading Amateur Jockey – sponsored by Ellenborough Park
Mr Tristan Durrell
 
Leading Novice Hurdler – sponsored by Indiba
An Tailliur (FR)
 
Leading Hurdler – sponsored by Indiba
Marie’s Rock (IRE)
 
Leading Novice Chaser – sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Edwardstone (GB)
 
Leading Chaser – sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Strictlyadancer (IRE)
 
Stable Person of The Year – Sponsored by Pertemps
WINNER: Rachel Cook (John Bridger)
 
Racing Ride of The Season – Sponsored by Natural Green
WINNER: Derek Fox (Corach Rambler, Ultima Handicap Chase, Cheltenham)
 
Horse Performance of The Season – Sponsored by NAF
WINNER: Constitution Hill (Michael Buckley/Nicky Henderson/Nico de Boinville) - Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle, Cheltenham
 
Horse of The Season – Sponsored by Sporting Life
WINNER: A Plus Tard (Cheveley Park Stud/Henry de Bromhead/Rachael Backmore)
 
ALSO NOMINATED: Ahoy Senor (Mrs C Wymer & Peter Russell/Lucinda Russell/Derek Fox), Edwardstone (Robert Abrey, Ian Thurtle/Alan King/Tom Cannon), Honeysuckle (Kenny Alexander/ Henry de Bromhead/Rachael Blackmore)
 
Training Achievement of The Season - Sponsored by Cotswold Forage
WINNER: Henry de Bromhead - Back-to-back wins in the Unibet Champion Hurdle & Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup
 
Outstanding Contribution - Sponsored by WellChild
Robbie Power
 
Judges' Choice – Sponsored by WO Lewis
Clifford Baker

LEADING OWNER

Sponsored by Ellenborough Park

Four of More Horses – J P McManus

Three of Few Horses – Sir A Ferguson, G Mason and J and L Hales

 

LEADING TRAINER

Sponsored by Beach Independent

Less Than 40 Horses – Stuart Edmunds

More Than 40 Horses – Paul Nicholls

 

LEADING JOCKEY

Sponsored by Chamberlin Sports

  • Professional 

Harry Skelton

  • Conditional 

Jack Tudor

  • Amateur

Harriet Tucker

 

RACING RIDE OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by Natural Green

Rachael Blackmore (Randox Grand National, 2021)

 

STABLE PERSON OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by The Racing Post

Jaimie Duff from Lucinda Russell's yard

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

Sponsored by WellChild 

Richard Johnson

 

HORSES OF THE SEASON

  • Hurdler 

Sponsored by Dornan

Bannixtown Glory - Miss C McCracken

  • Novice Chaser 

Sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Shishkin - Mr & Mrs Donnelly

  • Chaser 

Sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Frodon - Paul Vogt

 

JUDGES CHOICE AWARD

Sponsored by WO LEWIS

Simon Claisse

 

HORSE PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by NAF

Allaho

 

HORSE OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by Sporting Life

HONEYSUCKLE

LEADING OWNER

Sponsored by Rosconn Strategic Land 

Four of More Horses – J P McManus

Three of Few Horses – Mrs Patricia Pugh

 

LEADING TRAINER

Sponsored by Beach Independent

Less Than 40 Horses – Tom Lacey

More Than 40 Horses – Paul Nicholls

 

LEADING JOCKEY

  • Professional 

Sponsored by Magners

Richard Johnson

  • Conditional 

Sponsored by Hai Air

Bryony Frost

  • Amateur

Sponsored by Hai Air

Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

 

PONY RACING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by Michael Scudamore Racing

Charlie Sprake

 

RACING RIDE OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by Natural Green

Nico De Boinville (William Henry, Coral Cup)

 

STABLE PERSON OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by The Racing Post

Suzanne Lower, David Pipe's Yard

 

STABLE PERSON OF THE YEAR - highly commended

Sponsored by The Racing Post

Rose Loxton, Paul Nicholls's Yard

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

Sponsored by Dodson & Horrell 

Ruby Walsh

 

HORSES OF THE SEASON

  • Novice Hurdler 

Sponsored by NAF

Dyliev

  • Hurdler 

Sponsored by NAF

Paisley Park

  • Novice Chaser 

Sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Defi Du Seuil

  • Chaser 

Sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Frodon

 

JUDGES CHOICE AWARD

Sponsored by WO LEWIS

Noel Fehily

 

HORSE PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by NAF

Tiger Roll in The Randox Health Grand National 2019

 

HORSE OF THE SEASON

Sponsored by Bentley

Altior 

Leading Owner

Sponsored by Bentley

Four of More Horses – J P McManus

Three of Few Horses – John White & Anne Underhill

 

Leading Trainer

Sponsored by Beach Independent

Less Than 40 Horses – Nick Williams

More Than 40 Horses – Nicky Henderson

 

Leading Jockey

Sponsored by Brewin Dolphin

Professional – Harry Skelton

Conditional – James Bowen

Amateur – Mr Lorcan Williams

 

Pony Racing Achievement of the Season

Oakley Brown

 

Racing Ride of the Season

Sponsored by Natural Green

Patrick Mullins

 

Stable Person of the Year

Sponsored by The Racing Post

Kate Robinson

 

Outstanding Contribution Award

Sponsored by Dodson & Horrell 

Andrew Thornton

 

Horses of the Season

Sponsored by UBS

Novice Hurdler – Apple’s Shakira

Hurdler – Star Foot

Novice Chaser – Cyrname

Chaser – Politologue

 

Judges Choice Award

Sponsored by WO LEWIS

Tiger Roll

 

Horse Performance of the Season

Native River

 

Horse of the Season

Sponsored by Shloer

Mighte Bite

Leading Owner

Sponsored by CHB Global

Four of More Horses – J P McManus

Three of Few Horses – Colm Donlon and Adrian Doyle

 

Leading Trainer

Sponsored by Barton Firtop

Less Than 40 Horses – Nick Williams

More Than 40 Horses – Paul Nicholls

 

Leading Jockey

Sponsored by Brewin Dolphin

Professional – Noel Fehily

Conditional – Harry Cobden

Amateur – Miss Page Fuller

 

Pony Racing Achievement of the Season

James Bowen

 

Racing Ride of the Season

Sponsored by Natural Green

Adrian Heskin

 

Stable Person of the Year

Sponsored by the Racing Post

Seanie Mulcaire

 

Outstanding Contribution Award

Sponsored by WO LEWIS

Ollie McPhail

 

Horses of the Season

Sponsored by Bottle Green

Novice Hurdler – Wholestone

Hurdler – Sceau Royal

Novice Chaser – Only Gorgeous

Chaser – Dance Floor King

 

Judges Choice Award

Sizing John

 

Horse Performance of the Season

Sponsored by Rosconn Group

Many Clouds

 

Horse of the Season

One for Arthur

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  • A bespoke investment process is also part of our advice, targeting outperformance of the FTSE 100 index means we aim to improve a client’s situation after our fees.
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Sporting Life is the UK’s largest sports betting content website and third biggest sports content site. With over 1 million active unique users across our channels per week, sportinglife.com delivers high quality analysis, data, insight, comment and betting tips for the sports our customers love. We pride ourselves on cutting through the noise and baseless bias opinion and use our data and our expertise to explain what is really happening and why.

 

As the country’s leading racing website, Sporting Life’s vast range of industry experts and personalities include Willie and Patrick Mullins, Fran Berry, Richard Fahey, Ben Linfoot, Matt Brocklebank, Alex Hammond, Lydia Hislop and Rory Delargy. Sporting Life is also the home of Timeform, racing’s leading data, ratings and analytical expertise.

 

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  • In 1930, brothers Wallace and Frank Turner bought their first vehicle and began delivering loads from their father’s farm in Soham, Cambridgeshire.
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  • To quote Paul Day, Owner and Managing Director “Turners had reached a point where we had the scale and credibility to sponsor a race and it has been a huge honour to have the ‘Turners Novices Chase’ named after the company. I am delighted by our association with Cheltenham as it has provided great pleasure and fun to so many of our staff who have attended, and we look forward to our continued partnership with Cheltenham Racecourse."

 

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  • O. Lewis (Badges) Limited was established in 1832 and is still owned and operated by the same family five generations later and still manufacturing in Birmingham.
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  • Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, wealth management services and securities trading.  We employ approximately 4,000 people across 54 offices, predominantly in the UK and Ireland.
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  • At Natural Green Creative Spaces, we are thrilled to announce our sponsorship of the prestigious 'Ride of the Season' award at The Mcoys this year!
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  • Gallagher offers insurance, reinsurance, risk management and consulting services throughout the world. With significant international reach, our organisation employs more than 48,000 people globally.
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  • Our passion and commitment to bloodstock and equine insurance extends across the sector. We offer bespoke insurance solutions for racehorses, stallions, mares, yearlings and foals as well as elite competition/sports horses. Together with our private client team, we also provide property insurance for yards, stables and outbuildings combined with the necessary liability insurance.
  • Sophie Chambers, Managing Director of Gallagher’s bloodstock practice, said: “Our ‘people first’ approach has enabled us to establish great relationships across the global bloodstock industry and we are thrilled to support The McCoys’ award for stable person of the year with the event shining the spotlight on the hidden heroes involved in this fantastic sport. Part of our ethos is to support the communities that we work in and our involvement in these awards builds on our community partnership with The Jockey Club which has the collective aim of opening up the sport to young people from a broad range of backgrounds.”

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