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Tom Bird

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

Tom Bird

Great Britain
  • 68 - Cowling Hot Gossip

Biography

It will be a Badminton debut for British rider Tom Bird (23) the youngest rider in the field this year. In 2024 with Burghley entry Cowling Hot Gossip Tom completed Burghley – his second completion of the event having finished in 2023, at the age of 22, with Rebel Rhyme. Tom is based near Shipston on Stour in Warwickshire.

In 2023 at Bramham he was the reserve U25 national champion (2nd Rebel Rhyme) and later that year with Rebel Rhyme completed his first 5* at Burghley.
Tom trains with Chris Bartle, Pammy Hutton and Fran Bird. His mother Fran Bird competed to advanced level including the Open championships at Gatcombe.

Tom enjoys playing hockey and skiing.

Cowling Hot Gossip (aka Jasper) is a 13-year-old British-bred, SHB(GB) registered gelding. Bred by Myles Nicholson he is by Away with the Fairies (a son of the RID Gloun Rover) out of Just Jazz by Welton Ambassador. Just Jazz is also the dam of Cowling High Roller competed to 4* by Sam Gillespie. Jasper was acquired as an unbacked 5-year-old from NES Sporthorses in Otley. He is the first horse that Tom backed (when he was 15), and has since produced. The aim was for Tom to take him to Intermediate level ‘to get some mileage’. He says, ‘the fact that he is here is a huge win’. Jasper is owned by his mother Fran, and his Aunt Helen Kerry.

Entries

Cowling Hot Gossip

SHBGB, United Kingdom, 2012
16.1hh , bay , gelding

Sire Away with the Fairies

Dam Just Jazz (Welton Ambassador)

Breeder Mr Myles Nicholson

Owner(s): Fran Bird
Helen Kerry
& Rider

Notable Results

2024 – Burghley CCI5*L 33rd Cowling Hot Gossip

2024 – Hartpury CCI4*S 43rd Cowling Hot Gossip

2024 – Bramham CCIU254*L 5th Cowling Hot Gossip

2023 – Blenheim CCI4*L 44th Cowling Hot Gossip

2023 – Burghley CCI5*L 30th Rebel Rhyme

2023 – Bramham CCI4U25*L 2nd Rebel Rhyme

2023 – Ballindenisk CCI4*L 7th Rebel Rhyme

2023 – Kronenberg CCI4*L 18th Rebel Rhyme

2022 – Blair Castle CCI4*L 8th Cowling Hot Gossip

2022 – Bramham CCIU254*L 13th Rebel Rhyme

2022 – Houghton CCI4*S 46th Rebel Rhyme

2022 – Kronenberg CCI4*L 10th Rebel Rhyme, 11th Cowling Hot Gossip

2021 – Blenheim CCI4*S 8/9yo 26th Cowling Hot Gossip