Tom Marquand doesn’t come from a racing background but at the age of 12 the decision to get riding lessons led him to pony racing and the British Racing School. Next came the biggest step of his career – an apprenticeship with Richard Hannon Sr. at his Wiltshire yard. The following year he was British Champion Apprentice with 54 wins, and in 2017, he landed a first Group race victory, securing the G3 Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury with Anna Nerium. In 2018, Marquand rode over 100 winners for the first time, and at the end of that year he spent six weeks in Australia riding for trainer John O’Shea. Marquand added two more Group 3 successes on his return to Europe, including one in France at Saint-Cloud, and another trip to Australia in 2020 produced a Group 1 double aboard the William Haggas-trained Addeybb in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill Gardens and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. His success Down Under garnered him the nickname ‘Aussie Tom’ from Australians. In 2020, Marquand landed a first British Group 1 and Classic victory aboard Galileo Chrome in the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster, before reuniting with Addeybb to claim the Champion Stakes at Ascot on British Champions Day. Marquand shared victory in the 2022 International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley. He has won three Group 1 races in 2025. He married Hollie Doyle in 2022. Achievements:International Jockeys’ Championship (2022 [shared]), British Champion Apprentice (2015). Notable Wins Include:Champion Stakes (2020 Addeybb), St Leger Stakes (2020 Galileo Chrome, 2025 Scandinavia), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2022 Bayside Boy), July Cup (2021 Starman), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (2023 Big Evs), Goodwood Cup (2023 Quickthorn), Coronation Stakes (2024 Porta Fortuna), Irish Champion Stakes (2024 Economics), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2022 Alenquer), Matron Stakes (2024 Porta Fortuna), Queen Elizabeth Stakes ATC (2020 & 2021 Addeybb, 2023 Dubai Honour), Prix de Royallieu (2022 Sea La Rosa), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2024 Dubai Honour), Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (2024 Makarova), Tancred Stakes (2025 Dubai Honour), Prix du Cadran (2025 Caballo De Mar). Hong Kong wins (as of 1 December): 4