Posts by Grace Harris
June – September Blog
June – September Summer began with Connie’s Rose continuing her good form at her beloved Chepstow and Goodwood before getting her head in front again at Leicester under Darragh Keenan. Connie continued to run well throughout the summer competing in some tough races including in the Racing League at Chepstow, running a fine…
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APRIL/MAY blog… Two months dominated by a duo of very consistent horses. Connie’s Rose returned from her winter break in tremendous form and this was demonstrated with four excellent, albeit frustrating seconds at Bath, Salisbury, Chepstow and back at Bath again. Then finally a well deserved success staying on in good fashion to win at Chepstow. What a…
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March news… I hope everyone had a Happy Easter! March was a quiet month for us but a productive one. We started and finished with a winner and both were well deserved and rewarded their consistency. Savannah Smiles won very impressively at Wolverhampton given a great ride from Rossa Ryan. Although Savannah went up 5lbs for the…
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January/February 2024 news…. The New Year brought unsettled weather and disrupted our plans for GHR in January. With abandonments and going changes after declarations resulting in a few non runners it was a stuttered start for us, but we did have some runners that gave their owners some fun and plenty of hope for the…
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December news…. Our best ever year ended with a disappointing month although there were a couple of very good performances which should ensure we start 2024 in the winner’s enclosure! I thought Sistersinthesky was going to win at Wolverhampton when he led inside the last furlong but found one too good. He’s a pound higher now in…
Read MoreNovember News…
November news… GHR’s best ever year continued with a fantastic start to November thanks to Sue Maine’s lovely grey gelding The Cola Kid winning twice in eight days at Kempton! On both occasions The Cola Kid was given an excellent ride by Kevin Stott. Understandably this now three time winner has risen in the handicap so will inevitably find…
Read MoreOctober News…
OCTOBER news….. Paul and Ann’s lovely filly Connie’s Rose got us off to a great start to the month when winning her sixth race for us. She is proving just as effective at Bath as she is at Chepstow, Kieran O’Neill gave her a very positive ride and she kept on gamely close home. Two days later…
Read MoreSeptember News…
September News. The month started with the first four of our runners finishing third. Connie’s Rose and Justshortofabubble both ran nicely in their respective races at Salisbury and Worcester. Sexy Rexy was beaten less than a length at Wolverhampton and looks like one to follow on the current mark. The Cola Kid came so close to winning again when touched off by two…
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August 2023 news… Our good year continues(thankfully) and it was fantastic to see so many of our friends and Owners at GHR’s Open Day. I think and hope everyone enjoyed their time with us. A big thank you to our fabulous team here who worked so hard to ensure the day went smoothly and was…
Read MoreJuly News…
JULY 2023 news……. We are well on course to have our best ever year here at GHR so let me start by thanking all our Owners for their trust and support. One of those owners had a very memorable day at Ffos Las at the start of the month. Sue Maine had her first ever…
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