Former British Racing School student Luke Morris is currently leading the apprentice jockeys title with 22 winners.

This is certainly no surprise to Richard Perham, the Jockey Coach at the British Racing School, "Luke has shown many of the attributes needed to be a successful jockey on his many visits to the British Racing School".


Luke started coming to the British Racing School at the age of 14 on the Flexible Learning Programme (FLP). The FLP allows a number of 15 to 16 year olds, from local Schools in Newmarket, to attend The British Racing School one day a week during term time, to learn the skills required for stable management and racehorse care.

Luke Morris

By the end of his course Luke was able to ride work and manage any one of the 52 retired racehorses at the school. Mary Coll, his instructor and former national hunt jockey, was insistent that she had a future star in the group and he has proved this. At the age of 16, while still in full time education at Newmarket College, Luke returned to the British Racing School to be assessed for his apprentice licence. Richard Perham who assessed Luke said "When Luke came on his licence course he was certainly ahead of the other riders and I would put that down to the grounding he had at the British Racing School. He is always smartly turned out, keen to learn, has natural talent and is certainly a likeable character; this will help to take Luke to the top of his profession".

Luke now work's for Michael Bell who holds his apprentice licence and has supplied Luke with his biggest win to date. In a thrilling finish Luke rode Juniper girl to victory in one of the showpiece handicap's of the year, the £200,000 John Smith's Northumberland Plate.

There is no doubt that Luke Morris is one of the brightest stars to have been through the British Racing School in recent years and he is certain to emulate others such as Seb Sanders (the current leading jockey this year), Steve Drowne (group 1 winning rider) and Royston French who all started with The British Racing School.