Peter Chapple-Hyam

Nowadays based at the historic St. Gatien Stables, on the All Saints Road in Newmarket, Peter Chapple-Hyam will probably always best remembered for the Classic winners he saddled in the early part of his career. Born on April 2, 1963 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Chapple-Hyam was still, effectively, wet behind the ears when he was appointed by leading owner Robert Sangster as private trainer on his vast Manton estate near Marlborough, Wiltshire in 1991. Inexperienced he may have been, but Chapple-Hyam nonetheless saddled Rodrigo De Triano to win the Middle Park Stakes and Dr. Devious to win the Dewhurst Stakes, both at Newmarket, in his first season. In 1992, Rodrigo De Triano completed the Guineas double – in so doing, providing Lester Piggott with the final Classic winner of his career – and Dr. Devious won the Derby.

Chapple-Hyam enjoyed the most successful seasons of his career, numerically, in 1993 and 1996, when he saddled 52 winners from 239 and 329 runners respectfully. However, he was sensationally sacked by Sangster in 1999 and spent the next four seasons in Hong Kong before returning to Britain in 2004. He enjoyed his most successful season, financially, in 2007, thanks in no small part to the contribution of £709,750 by his second Derby winner, Authorized. In recent years, Chapple-Hyam has found winners much harder to come by, but, after saddling no more than five winners for four seasons running between 2019 and 2022, upped his seaonal tally to 17 winners, from 82 runners, at a creditable 21% strike rate, in 2023.

 

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