Colin Tizzard | |
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Occupation | Trainer |
Born | 1956 (age 61–62) Milborne Port, Somerset |
Career wins | As a National Hunt jockey: As a National Hunt Trainer: |
Major racing wins | |
As a trainer in UK National Hunt Grade Ones Mildmay Novices' Chase (2016) |
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Significant horses | |
Cue Card, Thistlecrack, Native River, Fox Norton, Finian's Oscar |
As a trainer in UK National Hunt Grade Ones
King George VI Chase (2015) (2016)
World Hurdle (2016)
Betfair Chase (2013, 2015)
Ascot Chase (2013)
Long Walk Hurdle (2015)
Aintree Hurdle (2016)
Liverpool Hurdle (2016)
Mildmay Novices' Chase (2016)
Kauto Star Novices' Chase (2016)
Melling Chase (2017)
Top Novices' Hurdle (2017)
Tolworth Hurdle (2017)
Colin Tizzard (born 7 January 1956) is a British racehorse trainer specializing in National Hunt racing. He has held a training licence since 1994. In 2010 Tizzard trained Cue Card to victory in the Cheltenham Festival Champion Bumper. In 2014 Tizzard trained Cue Card to victory in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. In the 2015 King George VI Chase he trained Cue Card to victory. At the 2016 Cheltenham Festival Thistlecrack won the World Hurdle to give Tizzard his first success in that race.