Murphy Signs for Scotland, Osborne Returns for Wales and The West

A total of 108 jockeys signed up for the 2023 Racing League draft with last year's leading rider Saffie Osborne, Oisin Murphy, and Sean Levey among the first-choice picks. Each team will have the option of using a wild card pick at any time during the competition, allowing them to add an eighth jockey to their squad of seven. The seven teams and their respective jockeys are as follows:

Ireland– Kevin BlakeĀ 

  • Daniel Muscutt
  • Billy Loughnane
  • Ben Curtis
  • Joanna Mason
  • Dylan Browne McMonagle
  • Gavin Ryan
  • Adam Farragher

London & The South–Matt Chapman

  • Sean Levey
  • Marco Ghiani
  • Rossa Ryan
  • Kieran Shoemark
  • Jason Watson
  • Nicola Currie
  • Charlie Bishop

Scotland–Linda Perratt

  • Oisin Murphy
  • Paul Mulrennan
  • Hayley Turner
  • David Probert
  • Pat Cosgrave
  • Rowan Scott
  • Andrew Mullen

The East–Frankie Dettori

  • Frankie Dettori
  • Callum Shepherd
  • Jack Mitchell
  • Luke Morris
  • Ray Dawson
  • Laura Pearson
  • Kaiya Fraser

The North–Mick Quinn

  • Connor Beasley
  • Cam Hardie
  • Oisin Orr
  • Frederick Larson
  • Harrison Shaw
  • Paula Muir
  • Pierre-Louis Jamin

Wales & The West–Jamie Osborne

  • Saffie Osborne
  • David Egan
  • Adam Kirby
  • Ross Coakley
  • Trevor Whelan
  • Tom Queally
  • Rhys Clutterbuck

Yorkshire–Leonna Mayor

  • David Allan
  • Clifford Lee
  • PJ McDonald
  • Tom Eaves
  • Jonny Peate
  • Ali Rawlinson
  • Josephine Gordon

For more information, please visit the Racing League website.

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Ireland Nab Marquand in Racing League Draft

Tom Marquand will represent Ireland in Racing League 2022 having been the first pick at this morning's jockey draft at Doncaster Racecourse. A total of 108 jockeys signed up for the inaugural draft, with the seven team managers each selecting seven riders in a pre-agreed order to ensure a fair allocation.

Ireland team manager Kevin Blake said, “I am really happy. Six out of the seven were selections I thought I might get and the exception to that I am very happy with. It is a nice mix of British-based and Irish-based jockeys, with some of the top lads in Ireland keen to support the concept. Gavin Ryan and Dylan Browne McMonagle rode in the Racing League last year and were very keen to be involved again, as was Billy Lee. It will be great to get them over alongside the British-based jockeys headed by Tom Marquand, who was obviously the number one pick.”

Each region will have at least one Group 1-winning rider, with notable picks including Frankie Dettori for Wales and The West, Jamie Spencer for The North and last year's leading jockey Jack Mitchell for The East.

Added Rupert Bell, team manager for The East, “That was great fun to do. I am delighted as I got most of what I wanted. I kicked off with Jack Mitchell as he was the star of the show last year, helping team talkSPORT win. We have Hayley Turner, Grace McEntee and Luke Morris–some very reliable jockeys who will do our team proud.”

To view the complete teams, click here.

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