THE AMATEUR JOCKEYS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN

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Cheltenham Champions Christmas Cracker

18-01-2017

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Over 130 guests gathered at Cheltenham Racecourse Gold Cup Suite on Saturday 17th December to celebrate amateur jockey champions from both the 2014/15 & 2015 seasons and the 2015/16 & 2016 seasons and also to support Ed Barrett who sustained life changing injuries following a fall in a point-to-point last season.

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RUK’s Stuart Machin acted as MC with AJA Director Anthea Morshead in attendance for prize presentations to those champions present (in red):

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Many congratulations to all our Champions!15578418_10154897061831318_2291361265519462573_nJoint Flat Lady Jockey Champions 2015 Serena Brotherton & Joanna Mason15622515_10154897062161318_1801501187857947008_n2016 Flat Lady Jockey Champion Serena Brotherton15589613_10154897060521318_5917574183924446234_nNH Gentleman Jockey Champion 2015/16 David Noonan15578738_10154897061491318_8196173206642804738_nAll-Weather Champion Runner-Up to Simon Walker 2015/16 Serena Brotherton15622126_10154897062506318_7918261646842185733_nAll-Weather Champion Runner-Up to Simon Walker 2014/15 Joanna Mason15542126_10154897061316318_7055979562425091337_nLady Flat Champion Runner-Up to Serena Brotherton 2016 Joanna Mason15590041_10154897061171318_4242401861200992460_nBetfair Novice Rider Series Winner 2016 Emily Easterby

15578927_1172061859497099_2980514972847081556_nIan Chanin, Ed Barrett, Micheál Nolan, David Noonan, Ciarán Gethings and Sean Houlihan

The evening was made for us all by Ed Barrett attending himself and it was good seeing him meet up with many old West Country weighing room friends.

11Freddy Tett won a raffle prize!10Henry Morshead and Jonjo O’Neill Jnr and friends16 Natalie Parker and friends 15 Josh Newman and Ian Chanin1Gemma Double and friend collect awards on behalf of champion Simon WalkerIMG_4036 2 Joanna Mason, Aly Deniel and Serena Brotherton9 2 Page Fuller5Hugh Nugent and Zac Baker

Date for your diary: AJA Summer Ball Saturday 18th July

22-05-2015

The AJA are delighted to announce that a SUMMER BALL will be held by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Tett and Freddy Tett at WORMSTALL HOUSE, Wickham, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 8HB on SATURDAY 18TH JULY starting at 8:00 pm.

Tickets are available via the AJA Membership Desk at Weatherbys (01933 304778) at £35 per person which includes cocktail and canapés reception, 3 course dinner and some table wine and are strictly limited to 150.  Tables of 10 or single tickets available.

8:00  Reception: Cocktails and canapés

8:30  Dinner

9:30  Disco

1:00 Carriages

Profits to go to the Ed Barrett Fund currently being set up with Weatherbys Bank.

CHELTENHAM CHRISTMAS CRACKER CELEBRATES CHAMPIONS

18-12-2008

The weather may have stopped racing at Cheltenham on Saturday 13th December but nothing was going to stop the AJA Christmas party held at the racecourse that evening to celebrate our Champions who braved the floods to get there!

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The Champions Line Up:  Emily Jones, Serena Brotherton, Nick Scholfield, Amy Ryan, Vice President Dr Philip Pritchard, Alyson Deniel and Joshua Moore. 

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 Nick Scholfield, Champion National Hunt Amateur Gentleman Jockey 2007/8, is interviewed by Luke Harvey and thanks Paul Nicholls for his support.  Nick rode 20 winners in the season, one ahead of his nearest rival, the previous season’s Champion Thomas Greenall.  With racing abandoned, the Champion National Hunt Amateur Lady Jockey for 2007/8, Rose Dobbin, was unable to attend.  Rose was also awarded the President’s Prize for the year, having ridden the most winners of any other amateur jockey in the season with 21 wins.img_6950.jpg

Amy Ryan, Champion Flat Amateur Lady Jockey 2008, receives her Champion’s Trophy from AJA Vice President Dr Philip Pritchard.  Amy rode 6 winners in the season, with the runner-up slot being shared by three lady jockeys with 4 wins each, those being Serena Brotherton (who also won the Bathwick Series), Alyson Deniel (who also won the Queen Mother’s Cup) and Emily Jones.  Alyson was awarded the Weatherbys’ Flat Ride of the Year Award for her ride at York.

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 Many congratulations to all of our champions!

Further pictures of the evening can be viewed on the AJA Group on FACEBOOK. 

ROLL OF HONOUR

ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIP 2007-2008

CHAMPION AMATEUR RIDER Simon Walker Nicola Jefferson

NATIONAL HUNT CHAMPIONSHIP 2007-2008

GENTLEMAN CHAMPION AMATEUR RIDER Nick Scholfield Thomas Greenall

LADY CHAMPION AMATEUR RIDER Rose Davidson Jacqui Kidd

FLAT TURF 

CHAMPIONSHIP 2008

GENTLEMAN CHAMPION AMATEUR RIDER Simon Walker Joshua Moore

LADY CHAMPION AMATEUR RIDER Amy Ryan Serena Brotherton 

Alyson Deniel

Emily Jones

WEATHERBYS PRIZE 

(most memorable ride) 2008 NH Charlie Huxley

FLAT Alyson Deniel

PRESIDENT’S PRIZE 2008 Rose Davidson