Charlie Deutsch

Charlie Deutsch is a British National Hunt jockey.

Charlie Deutsch
OccupationJockey
BornGreat Britain
Career wins248 (07 August 2023)
Major racing wins
Scilly Isles Novices' Chase
Brown Advisory Novices' Chase
Significant horses
L'Homme Presse

Racing career

Deutsch began his racing career with Charlie Longsdon in 2013 before moving across to Venetia Williams in Herefordshire.[1] He fell in his first ride for Williams. Deutsch won the Grade 3 Betfair Handicap Chase at Cheltenham with Aachen in 2015. He would win the race again in 2021 with Commodore making him joint leading jockey in the race. In 2016, Deutsch won the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton Park with Yala Enki. The jockey stated it as his biggest win at the time.[2]

Deutsch was arrested in 2018 for drink driving. At this point of his career, he had won 88 races.[3]

His first ride after release from prison was Rogue Dancer at Huntingdon Racecourse on 16 October 2018. He finished 2nd.[4] At the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, Deutsch nearly won his first Festival race in the Ryanair Chase with Aso, finishing second to Frodon.[5] At the 2019 November meeting at Cheltenham he won the Leading Jockey award sponsored by Ariat.[6]

Deutsch built a solid partnership with L'Homme Presse, winning a number of Grade 2 Races. He would go on to win two Grade 1 races - The Scilly Isles Novices Chase, and the Brown Advisory Novices Chase which would be his first Cheltenham Festival winner.[7][8][9]

Major wins

United Kingdom Great Britain

Cheltenham Festival winners (1)

Personal life

Deutsch is based in Tewkesbury and in his youth was a keen huntsman with Heythrop. He was also a member of the Pony Club.[10]

Criminal Conviction and Prison Sentence

On 30 March 2018, Deutsch was arrested following a 5 mile police chase in his Audi A4,[11] after being initially stopped for speeding and possible driving under the influence of alcohol. During the chase, he reached speeds over 110 mph. He evaded police but was caught using a police stinger. In May 2018, he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving while over the legal alcohol limit and escaping from police custody. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison. He served two and a half months of his sentence at HM Prison Bristol before being released.<[12]

References
  1. "Getting back in the saddle after a spell in prison: 6 facts about comeback jockey Charlie Deutsch". Horse and Hound. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. "'Tough and gutsy' Yala Enki deserved Lanzarote Hurdle glory". Get Surrey. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. "Deutsch jailed for ten months for dangerous driving and escaping custody". Racing Post. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. "4.20pm Huntingdon". Racing Post. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. "Ryanair Chase: Bryony Frost makes history with fabulous Frodon triumph". Racing TV. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. "Charlie Deutsch won the Ariat-sponsored award for the leading jockey at Cheltenham's The November Meeting". Sporting Post. November 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. "'I gave it a Superman' - Deutsch delight at first Grade 1 with L'Homme Presse". Racing Post. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. "Cheltenham: Charlie Deutsch's journey of redemption from prison to Cheltenham Festival winner on L'Homme Presse". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. "Connections plot Gold Cup path for L'Homme Presse". Racing TV. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  10. "Getting back in the saddle after a spell in prison: 6 facts about comeback jockey Charlie Deutsch". Horse and Hound. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. "'Intoxicated' jockey who rode in the Grand National jailed after fleeing police in 114mph car chase through Cheltenham". Gloucestershire Live. May 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. "Jockey Charlie Deutsch jailed after high-speed police pursuit". BBC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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