William Levett

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

William Levett

Australia
  • 62 - Improvise

Biography

Bill Levett

British-based Australian Bill Levett (61) first competed here in 2000 and last competed in 2023. Badminton entry Huberthus started last year but did not complete. In 2019 Bill gained 15th place with Lassban Diamond Lift with who he was a member of the Australian squad for the 2018 WEG (individual).

Australian born Bill, who is based near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, where he runs his own yard, relocated to the UK in 1994. Although his parents were schoolteachers, his father’s passion for horses meant that he and his four sisters were encouraged to ride. He helped break horses at a local station and after a year moved to work for former Australian international eventer Neale Lavis – winner of individual Olympic silver and team gold at the 1960 Olympic Games – then a racehorse trainer. At college in Victoria Bill studied Stud Management and returning to Neale’s yard worked his way up to Stud Manager and had the opportunity to try eventing. In 1988 he won a Range Rover Scholarship to Gatcombe Park and train with Mark Phillips and subsequently took a year off from the yard. In 1990 selected for the Australian squad for the WEG he returned to England with Mirabooka NJ a horse given to him by Neale. All of Bills’ own horses have the NJ suffix in recognition of Neale’s contribution to his career – NJ was his nickname. In 2014 Bill represented Australia at the WEG in France (Shannondale Titan) and in 2016 with Alexander NJ was selected as the travelling reserve for the 2016 Australian Olympic team – but had to withdraw Alexander NJ just prior to departure. 2021 is Bill’s 27th year of competing in the UK.

Bill is a BE accredited trainer. He met his wife Jenny, a self-employed strategy consultant, in 2001. The pair run a 15 horse competition yard and has 19-year-old twins, Joshua and Ursula. Joshua is a keen competitor in eventing and last year represented team GBat the Junior Europeans. Ursula competes in international vaulting and has competed for team GB as a member of the senior team for the Europeans in 2019 and World Championships in 2021, ’22 & ’23.

Huberthus AC is a 12-year-old KWPN registered gelding. He is by VDL Douglas (also the sire of former 4* horses Fernhill Pimms, Seapatrick Dark Cruise and 5* horse Pennlands Douglas) and out of a mare by Voltaire. He is a younger half-brother to Matthew Sampson’s former successful grand prix jumper and HOYS winner Anubertha. Huberthus was produced to intermediate level by Chris Hall and Emily Oppenheimer and came to Bill mid 2019. He completed his first international event – the CCI3* at Alnwick – in 2020 and in 2021 competed Blenheim and Bicton 4*L.

 

 

 

 

Entries

Improvise

ISH, Ireland, 2004
16.0hh , bay , gelding

Sire Master Imp

Dam Diamond Wood (Marwood)

Breeder Anastasia Lawlor

Owner(s): Liz Murdoch, London
Alison Butler,Lechlade, Glos.
Bill & Jenny Levett, Chipping Campdon, Glos.

Notable Results

2024 – Montelibretti CCIO4*S 15th Huberthus AC

2023 – Luhmuhlen CCI5*L El Huberthus AC

2023 – Montelibretti CCIO4*S 6th Huberthus AC

2021 – Blenheim CCI4*L 21st Huberthus AC

2021 – Bicton CCI4*L 27th HUberthus AC

2021 – Millstreet CCI4*L 1st Lates Quin

2018 – Tryon WEG El Lassban Diamond Lift

2018 – Hartpury CIC3* 5th Lassban Diamond Lift, 10th Alexander NJ,11th Improvise

2018 – Alnwick Burgham CIC3* 16th Lassban Diamond Lift

2018 – Bramham CCI3* 3rd Lassban Diamond Lift

2016 – Luhmuhlen CCI4* 6th Alexander NJ, 13th Improvise

2015 – Burghley CCI4* 15th Improvise

2015 – Lexington CCI4* 10th Improvise

2014 – Burghley CCI4* 6th Improvise

2013 – Saumur CCI3* 1st Shannnondale Titan

2012 – Burghley CCI4* Ret Hippolyte

2011 – Burghley CCI4* EL Political Trump

2004 – Burghley CCI4* 10th (Minuto)

Badminton

2023 – ret Huberthus AC

2022 – w/d Lassban Diamond Lift & Lates Quin

2019 – 15th Lassban Diamond Lift

2016 – ret Improvise

2015 – 18th Shannondale Titan

2014 – 27th Shannondale Titan

2010 – 7th Hippolyte, 28th Political Trump

2004 – Ret XC *Muddy Chuddy)

2003 – El (Time Will Tell)

2003 – WD (Norwegian Connection)

2002 – 32nd (Time Will Tell)

2000 – 15th (in the Black)