Thomas’ Blog May 2022

May is here and summertime is just around the corner. It’s great to be finally getting some warmer weather, but it means that National Hunt racing is slowly winding down for the summer. It was fantastic to start the new season off with a big Saturday winner at Haydock, coming first in the Pertemps Network […]

Thomas’ Blog April 2022

It’s the end of April and the 21/22 National Hunt season has drawn to a close.  This season has been my best to date with 17 winners and 160 rides. I’m really pleased with how this year has gone, and I’m also delighted to stay injury free. I am now down to my 3lb claim (handicap), […]

Thomas’ Blog March 2022

It’s come to the end of what has been a very busy month. I’ve been racing lots this month, and managed to grab a winner at Kelso. Kelso is my home track and there was a super atmosphere walking back into the winners’ enclosure aboard Sue Smith-trained Romeo Brown.   It’s been great to be […]

Thomas’ Blog Feb 2022

Time is flying and we are already at the beginning of March.The racing calendar is very busy and there’s excitement heading into March especially with Cheltenham this week! February has been a busy month with lots of race meetings, riding out at different yards and plenty of miles and hours in the car. This month […]

Thomas’ Blog Jan 2022

Thomas Willmott racing on horse

A happy new year to all readers. Apologies for the lack of blog writing over the last few months, things have been very busy with racing, especially over the Christmas period. The festive period for a jockey is no different to any other time of the year. I was riding out on Christmas morning, then […]