Tom Marquand returning to Australia to experience in autumn carnival

High UK jockey Tom Marquand has confirmed he’ll return to Australia over the summer season and experience in Sydney in the course of the autumn carnival.

Marquand has been an enormous success in three earlier Sydney driving stints having gained 11 black-type races, three at Group 1 stage.

“I am undoubtedly going to come back again for the Sydney (autumn) carnival,” Marquand stated.

“This 12 months it was within the combine up till the Covid stuff and since no horses got here out, I made a decision to remain at residence however I am undoubtedly coming again to spend a part of the summer season in Sydney.

“I”m have not locked in a begin day however I would say someday in January.

“February, March and April – I will be there.

“To be trustworthy I actually missed it this 12 months.”

Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort, with Tom Marquand after he gained the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday. Photograph: Glyn KIRK/AFP.

Marquand is finest identified in Australia for his affiliation with worldwide raider Addeybb.

The pair mixed to win the Ranvet Stakes and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2020 then returned 12 months later to once more win the 2000m autumn function.

In the meantime, Marquand is not sure if he will likely be making the journey to Australia along with his new spouse, extremely regarded UK jockey Hollie Doyle.

“I do not learn about Hollie,” he stated. “It is a onerous one.

“She’s eager to come back to Australia with me however whether or not she’s capable of is one other matter and one thing that will likely be determined between now and your summer season.”

Each Marquand and Doyle are heading to Japan to experience later this 12 months after each being granted brief time period driving contracts from the Japan Racing Affiliation (JRA) which means it is extraordinarily unlikely both jockey will experience in Australia in the course of the the rest of the spring carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne.