Tim Gredley (born 12 January 1986) is a British equestrian who competes in the sport of

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...

Career

He competed on Omelli at the

2006 World Equestrian Games The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from 20 August to 3 September 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The mai ...

. On Omelli he rode at the

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in 2008 and the 2008 CN International, and 2008 Global Champions Tour. He retired from riding in 2016 and concentrated on his business career as a developer and the family horse breeding business. His father Bill Gredley has owned several top class racehorses and the family have bred successful race horses, including 2017

Ascot Gold Cup The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards (4 ...

winner Big Orange and Allmankind who with trainer

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and his jockey brother

Harry Skelton Harry Skelton (born 20 September 1989) is a British jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Skelton was the 2020–2021 British Champion Jump Jockey. Career Skelton started his racing career with Richard Hannon on the flat, before switchi ...

finished third in the Triumph Hurdle at the

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and won the Grade One Henry VIII novices’ chase at

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and the Monet’s Garden Old Roan chase at

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. He returned to competitive riding in 2019. He was a member of the British quartet that won the

FEI Nations Cup The FEI Nations Cup, called Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup since 2013 because of sponsorship reasons, is the most prestigious Show Jumping series for national teams in the world. It is organized by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). Hist ...

on home soil at

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in July 2023. He rode Medoc De Toxandria at the 2023 European Championships in

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

Personal life

He became engaged to Irish journalist and television presenter

Rachel Wyse Rachel Wyse (born 22 January 1985) is an Irish journalist, presenter, former Sky Sports News anchor and equestrian show jumper. Early life Wyse attended St Andrew's College, Dublin. She graduated from the Institute of Art, Design and Techno ...

on 5 February 2018. They pair married on 12 January 2019 with a reception at

Adare Manor Adare Manor is a manor house located on the banks of the River Maigue in the village of Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. The present house was built in the early 19th century, though r ...

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. They live in Newmarket and have two children. His sister Polly is also a jockey.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gredley, Tim 1986 births Living people English male equestrians Sportspeople from Suffolk British male equestrians 21st-century English sportsmen