Having grown up around horses it has been Jack’s ambition to train racehorses from an early age.
Jack studied Agricultural Business Management at Reading University. During university Jack rode out regularly for Nicky Henderson. Making good use of his university summer holidays, Jack gained valuable experience working abroad, initially for Mikel Delzangles in Chantilly and the following summer for Ger Lyons in County Meath.
Upon graduating from University Jack gained further experience as pupil assistant to Kim Bailey and Paul Nicholls. During this time Jack rode as amateur jockey scoring 5 winners on the well regarded Real Milan.
Eager to broaden his knowledge of flat racing Jack travelled to Australia where he spent a year with Chris Waller, enjoying six months in Sydney and six months in Melbourne working with horses as high profile as Winx.
On returning to England Jack spent over three years assisting flat trainers David Simcock and Richard Spencer in the headquarters of flat racing, Newmarket.