Hilarious footage shows guest showing up at jockeys’ wedding dressed as a horse

By Bradley Stokes via SWNS

This is the hilarious moment a guest turned up at the wedding of champion jockeys Hollie Doyle and Tom Marquand dressed as a HORSE.

The happy couple tied the knot in the village of Hollie’s birth, Ivington, in Herefordshire, England.

The sports stars got hitched on Monday (March 21) as dozens of villagers and school children turned out to cheer them as they said 'I do' at St John's church.

Video shows one guest donning an inflatable horse costume while another wore Hollie's famous blue and yellow jockey silks.

Hollie, 25, wore the colors as she made history when she rode Trueshan to victory in last year's Goodwood Cup.

The champion flat racer has taken the racing world by storm since she set a new record for winners ridden in a British season by a female jockey in 2019.

The following year, she came fourth in the Flat Jockeys Championship, which was the highest result for a woman to date.

She came third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in 2020, and was also named The Sunday Times sportswoman of the year.

Family friend Paul Laight said: "Hollie is an absolute star but she is also incredibly down to earth and humble.

"She is still exactly the same girl who was born and raised here and went to school here.

"Everyone in the village is incredibly proud of her and everything that she has achieved."

Another guest said: “When Hollie and Tom saw the giant inflatable horse and jockey they absolutely fell about.

“It was a lovely moment and nice touch that the jockey was wearing Hollie’s famous yellow and blue silk colors.”

The couple first met as teenagers when they were competing on the pony racing circuit.

Tom, 24, proposed to Hollie on New Year’s Eve after celebrating being together for ten years.

They now have over 1,400 winners combined, with Doyle becoming a trailblazer for women in the sport of horseracing.