Ownaracehorse is making a return to jump racing, and one of the first horses at the centre of that move is Ebchester, an unraced five-year-old gelding who will be trained by Susan Corbett in Northumberland.
It has been some time since Ownaracehorse offered National Hunt horses to its owners, but the company has now added Corbett to its northern training team and says it hopes to build a wider jumping team over the coming months.
For anyone looking for an affordable way into National Hunt ownership, Ebchester is one of the first chances to get involved.
Who Is Ebchester?
Ebchester, known as “Chester” at home, is a chestnut gelding by Ocovango out of Ruby Mac, a mare by Flemensfirth. He was born in 2021 and is expected to race mainly in the north of England and Scotland.
His story is interesting because he was not bought as a polished young racehorse ready to go straight into training.
Susan Corbett first came across him after visiting the breeder of another horse she had bought. The breeder was based in the County Durham village of Ebchester, which later provided the gelding with his name.
At that stage he was an unbroken four-year-old and, by Corbett’s own account, rather nervous. He moved to her Otterburn base in autumn 2024, where the long job of breaking him in and building his confidence began.
By spring 2026, the team felt he was ready to move into proper training.
What Are the Plans for Him?
The early plan is to start Ebchester in novice hurdles, although his programme remains flexible while Corbett learns more about him.
Ownaracehorse says the intention is for his early runs to form part of his education before he hopefully progresses into handicap company during the 2026/27 National Hunt season.
That makes him something of an unknown quantity, but that is also part of the appeal.
Rather than buying into a horse whose level is already established, shareholders will be following a horse from the very early stages of his racing career.
Ownaracehorse expects him to race at courses across Yorkshire, northern England and Scotland.
How Much Does an Ebchester Share Cost?
Shares in Ebchester are currently priced at £219 for a 0.30% interest.
That is a one-off payment for the whole share period, which runs until 30 April 2027. Ownaracehorse currently limits the group to a maximum of 80 shareholders, with 17 members and 63 shares still available when checked.
One share is also enough to qualify for prize-money payments during Ebchester’s racing season.
Susan Corbett Joins the Ownaracehorse Team
Ebchester is also notable because he forms part of Ownaracehorse’s return to National Hunt ownership.
Susan Corbett is based at Otterburn in Northumberland and has trained since 2011. Ownaracehorse lists her as having more than 100 career winners, with the majority coming over jumps.
Her route into racing was not the usual one. She originally trained as a teacher and worked as a journalist before becoming involved with horses through a stud farm.
She has since built a successful northern racing yard and has become a regular name at jumps meetings around the region.
For Ownaracehorse, that northern base also makes sense. The company says it chooses trainers not only for results, but also for their willingness to give shareholders stable access and regular information about their horses.
More Jumpers Are Coming
Ebchester is not expected to be the only National Hunt horse in the new line-up.
Ownaracehorse has already added Cuillin Ridge, while Rum Diamond is in training with Max Comley in Wiltshire. The company has also said it hopes to add further jumping options in the south.
That makes this more than a one-horse experiment.
It looks like Ownaracehorse is making a proper move back into jump racing, giving existing shareholders another type of horse to follow and giving National Hunt fans more choice.
A Horse to Follow Through the Winter
Ebchester is not being sold as a proven star.
He is still learning, his ability remains largely unknown and his first proper season will tell the team much more about where he fits.
That is part of the attraction.
For £219, shareholders are buying into the early stages of a young jumper’s career and following the process as Susan Corbett finds out what he can do.
With Ownaracehorse returning to National Hunt ownership and Corbett joining its training team, Ebchester could be an interesting horse to follow through the coming winter.
