Henri Jelliss

Henri Jelliss (November 23, 1891 – January 16, 1971) was a Belgian jockey and trainer, who won three British Classics as a jockey in the 1920s and 30s and a further one as a trainer in the 1940s.

Riding career Henri Albert Jelliss was born in Mons, Belgium, on 23 November 1891. His father was the 13-times Belgian Champion Jockey, Charles Jelliss.

Henri served his apprenticeship with Tom Jennings, Jr. and his first winner came in an apprentice race at Warwick on Beriberi on 6 April 1908. In 1910, he rode 39 winners at a weight of just six stone. In 1911, he landed a large stable gamble when winning the November Handicap on The Valet and another when winning the 1912 Cambridgeshire on Long Set for Solly Joel. In 1915, he rode over hurdles, finishing unplaced on his first ride, Little by Little, at Leicester on 26 January.