HENRY DE BROMHEAD is gearing up for a massive week at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival.
The Waterford trainer will be without his historic mare Honeysuckle at the Festival but will still be heading with high hopes.
Envoi Allen is set to be heavily fancied to lead de Bromhead’s pack forward in the coming few days.
The 51-year-old has enjoyed trips to Cheltenham in recent years – including back-to-back Gold Cup wins with Minella Indo and A Plus Tard in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
He also won successive Champion Hurdles with Honeysuckle.
De Bromhead has 21 Festival winners on his record with Put The Kettle On and Bob Olinger other successful stars.
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And here Sunsport takes a look at his life and accomplishments in totality:
What age is Henry de Bromhead and where is he from?
De Bromhead is 51 years of age and he hails from Knockeen in Waterford.
Career journey
De Bromhead began his training career in 2000 after taking over the family stable from his father, Harry.
He worked at Coolmore Stud, while also learning from trainers such as Robert Alner and Mark Prescott.
In 2008, he won his first Grade One race as a trainer when Sizing Europe took home the Irish Champion Hurdle.
De Bromhead has since trained the winner of the Grand National in 2021, two Cheltenham Gold Cups in 2021 and 2022 and two Champion Hurdles as well as many more.
Family life
De Bromhead is married to his wife Heather and the couple have had three children together: Jack, Mia and Georgia.
Tragically, on September 3 2022, Jack died in a pony racing accident at the young age of 13.
Jack fell from his mount while racing at the Glenbeigh Racing Festival at Rossbeigh beach in County Kerry.
Everyone in racing came out to show support for Henry and his family after the terrible incident.
Trainer Jonjo O’Neill said on Twitter: “Absolutely tragic news about Jack de Bromhead. My heart breaks for his family.
“There are simply no words. Sending all our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.”
While Kerry county councillor Michael Cahill, whose family attended the Glenbeigh Racing Festival, said it was a ‘horrific tragedy’ and the area’s community was in a ‘state of shock’.
He said: “The festival has been going for 100 years and this is the first time this has happened.
“I want to extend my deepest sympathies to his parents and siblings.”
Rachael Blackmore was among the hundreds of mourners who attended young Jack’s funeral.
The funeral was held near Waterford city in his native Ireland, where Blackmore was joined by the likes of fellow Cheltenham Festival legend Barry Geraghty plus former top jockey Robbie Power.
De Bromhead has always shown amazing courage to speak so eloquently in the time since of the devastating impact Jack’s passing had on him and his family.