Daniel has a passion for everything events and sport.

Daniel joined The Jockey Club in 2013 after completing the British Horseracing Authority’s Graduate Development Programme and has been Clerk of the Course at Exeter and Wincanton since 2019.

He first became a fully accredited Clerk having been appointed as The Jockey Club’s Trainee Clerk of the Course in 2017. Prior to that he worked as an event manager for The Jockey Club’s London Region - incorporating Epsom Downs, Sandown Park and Kempton Park - including three Derby Festivals. He has also helped to deliver a range of projects for the Group, including fleet management, equine welfare and group health and safety, plus NEBOSH certified.

No stranger to Flat racing, Cooper has supported Clerking at multiple Flat fixtures at Sandown Park and Epsom Downs, as well as support roles at the Cheltenham and Grand National festivals.

He became a fully accredited clerk having first been appointed as JCR’s Trainee Clerk of the Course in 2017, was Clerk of the Course at Exeter and Wincanton racecourses for five seasons and is now Head of Racing at Haydock Park Racecourse.

Since working in transport logistics for Jet Set Sports at London 2012, Daniel graduated with a degree in Events Management at the London Centre for Events, Greenwich. While In London Daniel worked at Ideal Home Show, Southbank Food Festival and BBC Good Food Show as well as Gartner conferences including the flagship Gartner Symposium in Barcelona.