<sod>Hyde began his career in [[show jumping]] before becoming an amateur jockey in [[National Hunt]] racing. After turning professional he had immediate success, winning the [[Irish Grand National]] in 1938 and the [[1939 Grand National|Grand National in 1939]].<eod>
<sod>Hyde began his career in [[show jumping]] before becoming an amateur jockey in [[National Hunt]] racing. After turning professional he had immediate success, winning the [[Irish Grand National]] in 1938 on Clare County and the [[1939 Grand National|Grand National in 1939]] on [[Workman (horse)|Workman]]. He then became the regular partner of [[Prince Regent (Irish horse)|Prince Regent]] who won the Irish Grand National and the [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]].<ref name="Harman"> {{cite book | last = Harman | first = Bob | title = The Ultimate Dream: The History of the Cheltenham Gold Cup| publisher=Mainstream Publishing | year = 2000| isbn = 1-84018-381-0}}</ref><eod>