When it comes to laying the foundations down for the future, trainer Joe Tizzard can stand back and be pleased with what he achieved during his first full season as a trainer. With a stronger team at his disposal, the 2023/24 Jump campaign has the makings to be even more successful.
After assisting his dad Colin for a number of years upon retiring from a successful career as a jockey which produced more than 600 winners the father of one officially took over the helm at the family's Spurles Farm Stables base in Milborne Port at the start of the 2022/23 season.
And while he might not have had a genuine Grade One performer among his ranks it failed to stop him from breaking though the £1 million barrier in prize money along with saddling 55 winners which included Grade Two victories for the late Oscar Elite and Ilovethnightlife.
With his team boasting a blend of familiar faces and promising youngsters it is easy to see why Tizzard is so enthusiastic about the months ahead.
Tizzard said: "Last season was good as we broke reaching a million pounds in prize money which was an aim of ours. I don't really follow numbers of winners, but that is a lot of prize money without a standout horse necessarily.
"It was a big achievement with the horses that we have got so I was chuffed to bits with that. We had 55 winners as well and I was really pleased with that. It was a long old season, but I enjoyed it and we have some good supporters that have stuck with me as they didn't have to when it changed to my name.
"I think that I've got a fantastic bunch of novice hurdlers. I've only got a few novice chasers in there, but I've many more novice hurdlers.
"We have got these four-yearolds and five-year-olds that are the future. You never know with those young horses who might stick their head up and that is the excitement of it." Here is your horse-by-horse guide.
AMARILLO SKY
This story is from the November 2023 edition of Racing Ahead.
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