Jennifer Donald
@jen_donald
SOUTH VIEW WINTER CLASSIC 15–18 February
South View Winter Classic, Cheshire
CHRIS SMITH and Harthill Mexico took their second consecutive winter grand prix victory, cruising to a 5.56sec win. Tom Dunning’s 11-year-old gelding has been produced up the grades by his wife Holly.
“Holly has done a very good job with him,” said Chris, who began to take over the ride last year, after Holly had qualified him for a string of finals. “The horse and I are on the same wavelength now. Six months ago, he was two steps behind me in a