Hayley has over fourteen years in the MICE industry and joined The Jockey Club team in 2016 as Head of Venues. Her primary focus is account management of the national venue finding agents and corporates.

Hayley travels all over the country visiting clients and is delighted to meet new customers so if you would like to talk with Hayley she’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about your business and discuss how the portfolio of venues can work for you.

To contact Hayley drop her a note enquiries@jockeyclubvenues.co.uk or click the Find Out More button to Link In directly.

What Tracy Rusbridge from Sandown Park, Kempton Park and Epsom Downs doesn’t know about exhibitions could fit on the back of a postage stamp! A truly talented professional who has built the venues’ reputation to be one of the leading exhibition centres in the country which is mirrored by the respect and fondness her clients have for this industry expert.

And she’s in the little black book of many of the top location managers too having signed the venue to star in blockbuster films including Love Actually and James Bond as well as television adverts and dramas.

Dan Symth is what you call a high flyer. Responsible for agency sales at Sandown Park, Kempton Park and Epsom Downs he can also turn his hand to exhibitions having been selected as a finalist at the recent Exhibition News Awards for the Industry Rising Star Newcomer.

And to add to his achievements Dan conceived the now legendary Mistletoe & Stein Christmas party nights and also spotted an opportunity in the teambuilding market so set about creating Sandown Business Adventures, an exhilarating corporate away day. We think Dan could give Chuck Norris a run for his money!

Michelle has worked at Exeter for twenty eight years with the last twelve of these spent developing the conference and events centre to become one of the leading venues in the South West.

Her extensive knowledge and experience shines through in everything she does. You can immediately see her care and thoughtful details in both the design and specification of the event spaces. The venues’ strong customer loyalty is further testament to Michelle’s enviable reputation as a true industry champion and the high regard clients and customers have for her.

Clare Evans is a Regional Conference & Events Manager who looks after four venues in the South West which includes Warwick, Exeter, Wincanton and Cheltenham.

Whilst the world is caught up in ‘Festival Fever’ (Cheltenham being home to the world’s most famous horseracing jumps fixture every March, The Festival) Clare steadily carries on her work in the industry she is so passionate about as Cheltenham is also famous for being one of the UKs top conference and events venues, with The Centaur facility widely considered to be amongst the finest in the country.

With such a demanding role in one of the busiest regions it goes without saying Clare lives by the motto Keep Clam and Carry On.

From being a venue finding agent to her current role as Regional Conference & Events Manager (London) Fiona has almost twenty years of experience under her belt. Which comes in very handy when you are kept super busy looking after three of the biggest and diverse properties in the portfolio.

Sandown Park is famous for being a favourite with Location Managers from the film and television industry as well as having a highly regarded reputation as a leading UK exhibition centre. Whilst Epsom Downs wows brides and Kempton Park is renowned for teambuilding.

Juggling all that certainly keeps Fiona on her toes, but regardless of how busy she is at the end of the day Fiona always finds time to make sure clients and customers feel welcome and valued.

Claire Leonard takes managing the conference and events team at one of the world’s most famous venues, Aintree Racecourse, totally in her stride. Hardly surprising when you consider Claire has almost twenty years industry experience she can use to ensure the team deliver world class service and events are run to world class standards.

Regional Conference & Events Manager for the North West sees Claire also look after Haydock Park and Carlisle.

Rachel became Conference and Events Manager for the East region at the beginning of this year so is busy getting to know clients as well as being out and about seeing the properties Market Rasen, Nottingham and Huntingdon which she looks after.

Based out of glorious Newmarket Rachel has two venues, the July course, an idyllic summer party facility as well as the Rowley Mile, an established and thriving events centre in the Cambridgeshire area to manage. She also works closely with The Jockey Club Rooms team and Discover Newmarket as together the destination offers organisers a truly exceptional experience in the meetings industry.

Lee is a larger than life character and a man of many talents. You’d think his role as Head of Sales for the South West would keep him busy enough but Lee has the energy of a Duracell battery with a vivacious personality to match so stops at nothing to make sure his venues deliver the best possible experiences, whatever the occasion.

A former jockey, Lee’s competitiveness is now channelled into triathlons and he’s often burning off some of that endless energy raising money for charities and good causes. Then it’s a quick shower and change and he’s off for an evening hosting valued clients at a glitzy awards evening.

James is the General Manager at Nottingham, a thriving conference and events centre. With a strong background in conference and banqueting James brought his know how to the venue in 2014 and has set about on an extensive refurbishment programme of the facilities and products resulting in Nottingham being firmly on the map as a favourite destination with organisers far and wide.

And whilst racing is his passion, James can also be found engrossed watching a different kind of horse power with his dream being to watch the Formula One Grand Prix close up in Monaco!

Tom is a noted, award winning chef with over thirty years of experience in the hospitality and catering industry preparing dishes for soldiers, Olympians and Royalty alike! He now brings his skills and passion for creating mouth-watering, healthy food to the conference and events business at Cheltenham.

Tom is also passionate about seasonality, provenance of ingredients and sourcing of local British produce that are farmed and caught in a sustainable & ethical way

It is essential in this fast-paced environment to be surrounded by a professional, dedicated team. At Cheltenham I am fortunate here to be with an outstanding team of people who share a genuine love of the kitchen.

Kenny holds a unique role within the portfolio. He’s based at Cheltenham being the venues’ dedicated Technical Manager for events, such is the ‘State of the Art’ audio visual capability of The Centaur! His technical knowhow is second to none with an extensive knowledge in all things ‘gadgets and gismos’. He is qualified in CAD drawing and rigging as well as being fully health & safety trained. He can often be found at the helm of the cherry picker preparing the venue’s mothergrid with lighting and speaker systems ahead of an event production companys’ arrival.

Kenny and his team often work long into the night to accommodate event builds and de-rigs but he always has a bright cheery welcome for all with a smile on his face (apart from when he has to have his photograph taken that is!)