THERE was no horsing around at Greatwood's annual race day where hundreds of guests helped to raise more than £90,000 in aid of the charity.

The Marlborough charity held the race day at Newbury Racecourse, now in its 10th year, which attracted around 360 people.

In excess of £90,000 was raised for Greatwood, the first organisation to use ex-racehorses to educate disadvantaged young people aged five to 24 with additional educational needs and disabilities.

Greatwood’s managing director and co-founder, Helen Yeadon, said: "Now in its 10th year and a firm fixture in the racing diary, the raceday was a resounding success - this will have a hugely positive impact on the charity.

"I would like to thank all of our sponsors: William Hill; Betway; BetVictor; Moore of Devizes Ltd; Bloor Homes; and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing for their immense support of the day.

"The silent auction contributes to a large proportion of our fundraising efforts and I must thank all those who contributed and placed bids.

"Finally a big thank you to the intrepid riders in the charity race, for training so hard and raising the most fantastic amount of money, £40,000, in the process; along with the Stewards, Richard Osgood The Clerk of the Course, Sarah Oliver of the Amateur Jockey Association.

"We are hugely grateful to the chairman, the directors and all of the staff at Newbury Racecourse for helping to make the day such a triumph.”

The charity, which held the race day on March 4, was formed in 1990 and is based in Clench Common, Marlborough.