Former jockeys David Crosse and Noel Fehily launch racehorse ownership syndicate operation
Former jockeys David Crosse and Noel Fehily launch racehorse ownership syndicate operation… with Love Envoi and Tahmuras to spearhead their Cheltenham Festival challenge
- Love Envoi, trained by Harry Fry, won the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle last year
- She will return to the Festival as a leading contender for the Mares’ Hurdle
- Tahmuras is the shortest priced British hope for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
Former jockey David Crosse reckons he and former weighing-room colleague Noel Fehily are like ‘chalk and cheese’ but they have gelled into a perfect combination after launching their racehorse ownership syndicate operation.
Noel Fehily Racing landed their first Cheltenham Festival win last season when Love Envoi, trained by Harry Fry, won the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle and she will return to the biggest meeting in the jumps calendar a leading contender for the Mares’ Hurdle.
Joining her in March will be the Paul Nicholls-trained Tahmuras, the shortest priced British hope for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle after his victory in the Grade One Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown.
Noel Fehily Racing landed their first Cheltenham Festival win last season with Love Envoi
Racehorse syndicate ownership is an increasingly competitive market but the time Crosse, the gregarious one of the pair, and Fehily spent in the saddle is their unique selling point.
Crosse, champion amateur jockey before turning professional, said: ‘Noel picked me up when I came over to ride for trainer Charlie Mann when he was a stable jockey. We have always been great mates and lived together. We are a bit like chalk and cheese and I do a lot of the talking!
‘When he stopped riding, I went to him with the syndicate idea. If two ex-jockeys can’t sit on the horses and choose the right ones, who can? Between us we rode for about 45 years. We have plenty of experience and I…
..