Oliver Sherwood

Oliver Martin Carwardine Sherwood His parents were successful Point-to-point jockeys, both of whom winning races during the 1950s and 1960s.

Sherwood trained four of the Mares Final (Newbury) winners: Atrabates (1986), Northern Jinx (1989), Jaunty Flight (2008) and Argento Luna (2009). He also won the Challow Hurdle three times, the Sun Alliance Novice Hurdle twice, the Bula Hurdle three times, the Scottish Champion Hurdle, the Arkle Trophy, the Tingle Greek Chase, the Hennessy Gold Cup, the EBF Novices Hurdle twice, the Hoechst Regumate Mares Novice Hurdle Final, twice, the Glenlivet Hurdle, the Seagram 100 Pipers Top Novice Chase, the Singer and Freidlander National Trial and the Reynoldstown Novices Chase, and the Sun Alliance Chase.

Sherwood won the Hennesy Gold Cup with Many Clouds in 2014. Many Clouds went on provide Sherwood's most notable achievement, winning the Grand National in 2015.

Stables Oliver Sherwood trained his horses at Rhonehurst, Lambourn, from 1984 to 2021. He moved out of Rhonehurst in 2021, to rent Neardown Stables, Upper Lambourn. The yard is owned by successful ex-trainer Charlie Mann, who retired in 2021 with over 800 winners. Sherwood left Neardown when he retired in 2023.

Education Sherwood attended public school at Radley and confessed he was not good academically.

Personal data Sherwood married Tarnya in 1993, they have a daughter and a son. Tarnya also had a love for horses, being a National Hunt jockey before meeting Oliver, riding winners as a professional under rules. In 1989, she rode in the Grand National on Numerate, pulling up at the 21st fence. He was previously married to Denise, daughter of Fred Winter. He enjoys playing cricket and was the Lambourn Xl Captain. He also supports the UK's Chelsea Football Team.