Training horses here ‘harder and harder’

Monday 5th May 2008, 9:29AM BST.

Ruth Bougourd aboard Glenree, Guernsey’s last locally trained race horse. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0573263)

GUERNSEY’S only locally-trained horse goes in race three at L’Ancresse later today.

Glenree, which is trained by Tom and Ruth Bougourd, has not raced for more than a year since injuring itself the first time it went over hurdles at Wincanton.

Ruth said it was becoming harder and harder to train horses locally. ‘It’s why Jim Jamouneau sends them to Jersey. We just struggle to find people to ride them. We’re all getting older and there’s not the youngsters coming through like in the past. People are also working a lot more than they used to.’