Tim Gredley

Tim Gredley
Occupation
  • Jockey
  • Businessman
Born (1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 38)
Spouse
  • ​
    (m. 2018)​
Children2

Tim Gredley (born 12 January 1986) is a British equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.[1]

Career

He competed on Omelli at the 2006 World Equestrian Games. On Omelli he rode at the Dublin Horse Show in 2008 and the 2008 CN International, and 2008 Global Champions Tour.[2]

He retired from riding in 2016 and concentrated on his business career as a developer and the family horse breeding business.[3][4][2] His father Bill Gredley has owned several top class racehorses and the family have bred successful race horses, including 2017 Ascot Gold Cup winner Big Orange and Allmankind who with trainer Dan Skelton and his jockey brother Harry Skelton finished third in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and won the Grade One Henry VIII novices’ chase at Sandown Park and the Monet’s Garden Old Roan chase at Aintree.[5]

He returned to competetive riding in 2019.[2] He was a member of the British quartet that won the FEI Nations Cup on home soil at Hickstead in July 2023.[5] He rode Medoc De Toxandria at the 2023 European Championships in Milan.[3][6]

In May 2024, he was placed on the list of British showjumping Olympic entries for the 2024 Paris Games.[7]

Personal life

He became engaged to Irish journalist and television presenter Rachel Wyse on 5 February 2018.[8] They pair married on 12 January 2019 with a reception at Adare Manor in Co Limerick.[9] They live in Newmarket and have two children.[10][3] His sister Polly is also a jockey.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tim Gredley" (PDF). British Show Jumping. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Donald, Jennifer (7 August 2019). "'The buzz is back' — former Team GB rider makes international return". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Tim Gredley's stables are the dream set up for a top showjumper". Horse and Hound. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ Lynch, Donal (11 October 2020). "Rachel Wyse: 'Isabella has been a lovely distraction to what's going on right now'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Donald, Jennifer (28 November 2023). "Meet top showjumper's home-bred Royal Ascot-winning racehorse, who is a Cheltenham Festival contender". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ Parkes, Louise (28 September 2023). "British Are Best On Opening Day Of The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2023 Final At Barcelona, Spain". Horse Daily. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ Jones, Eleanor (24 May 2024). "Six of Britain's best named for Paris Olympics jumping squad". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "The Easiest Yes". Irish Independent. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Sky Sports presenter Rachel Wyse marries fiancé". Irish Independent. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Rachel Wyse welcomes new baby with husband Tim Gredley". evoke.ie. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.