Hughie Morrison

The Honourable Hugh "Hughie" Morrison (born 7 November 1960) is a British racehorse trainer who specialises in training horses competing in Flat racing.

Hughie Morrison
Born	(1960-11-07) 7 November 1960 (age 64)
Education	Eton College
Occupation	Racehorse trainer
Spouse	Jane Jenks ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	2
Parents	James Morrison (father) Clare Barclay (mother)
Relatives	John Morrison (grandfather)

Early life and education

Morrison is the younger son of James Morrison, 2nd Baron Margadale and his wife Clare Barclay. His elder brother is Alastair Morrison, 3rd Baron Margadale.

He was educated at Eton.^[1]

Career

Morrison was advised by the trainer Henry Cecil to see life outside racing before training^[2] and initially worked in the pharmaceutical industry and ran a lighting company in Manchester.^[3]

He began training horses in 1997 having bought stables at East Ilsley the previous September, after a two-year period as assistant trainer to Paul Cole. His first major success came in National Hunt racing but he has subsequently concentrated on Flat racing.^[3]

In February 2022, Morrison trained his 1000th winner.

Major wins

Great Britain

• July Cup - (2) - Pastoral Pursuits (2005), Sakhee's Secret (2007)
• Goodwood Cup - (1) - Quickthorn (2023)
• Fighting Fifth Hurdle - (2) - Not So Sleepy (dead heat 2021, 2023)

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France

• Prix Royal-Oak - (1) Alcazar (2005)