He had initially intended to study Politics at Newcastle, but he left during his first year, in order to pursue a career in horse racing.
After being a professional jockey for just over a year, de Boinville won the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup riding Coneygree for trainer Mark Bradstock.
[6][7] Since then, de Boinville has partnered horses such as Altior, Shishkin, Sprinter Sacre and Might Bite to his total 15 victories at the Cheltenham Festival.
He also won the Grand National Hurdle Stakes at Far Hills, USA with Brain Power in 2019.
[8] He won his first grade 1 in Ireland when he partnered Marie's Rock to win the 2022 Mares Champion Hurdle at Punchestown.