Former jumps jockey James Seivwright, who rode 23 winners between the 2017-18 and 2021-22 seasons, is moving into a new role with Seivwright Bloodstock’s debut Ready to Run consignment of five two-year-olds at next month’s Ready to Run Sale, alongside wife and successful event rider, Maddy.
But that’s not to say that the 31-year-old is lacking in experience around the Ready to Run Sale.
“I’ve been around the Ready to Run Sale scene for a little while, having previously worked for Riversley Park and Kiltannon Stables,” he said.
“Selling horses under my own name had been something in the back of my mind, although I probably didn’t intend on doing it as soon as this year.
“But I have a very good client, Ray Fleming, who basically told me that he had these horses heading towards the Ready to Run Sale and I would be selling them for him. So that’s how it got started.
“We have a draft of five, which I think is a nice number to start off with. It’s not too stressful that way and allows us to keep a close eye on everything. It’s only my wife and I who do the riding, so having a draft of this size allows us to do everything that we need to.
“The preparations have gone well so far. The horses are getting pretty fresh now, so it’s a bit of a shame that the weather has forced the Breeze Ups to be put back a week. We’d got the horses quite tuned to go this week. But we’ll just back off them for a couple of days and then bring them back up again. We’re looking forward to the next few weeks.”
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