‘I’m sure she’s up there watching’: horse bred by The late Queen and owned by Queen Camilla wins at Windsor

A horse bred by The late Queen with almost £130,000 in winnings claimed the Tattersalls Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) open in-hand championship on the opening morning of the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse Show.

Chris Hunnable led Reach For The Moon (Moon) to victory in a hotly contested class for former National Hunt horses en route to the championship.

The seven-year-old is now owned by Queen Camilla, and Chris said to win with him at Royal Windsor was extra special.

“It’s very sad that she [The late Queen] is not here to see it but I’m sure she’s up there watching him,” he said.

“The build-up for Windsor for us is quite a lot of pressure; we obviously don’t want to let the royal family down. We’re very proud and want to do as best as we can, so a win in our first class is brilliant.”

Moon, trained by John Gosden and Jeremy Snowden, ran 43 times over the flat and hurdles and won nine times.

His last race was in July 2025 at Uttoxeter, and he went to Chris and Katie Jerram-Hunnable the next month.

“He’s taken to the show ring really well,” Chris said. “Katie’s been riding him under saddle in some hack classes and RoR classes and he’s picked up a few wins and seconds.”

Away from the ring, Chris said Moon is an “adorable character”.

“He’s a yard favourite; he’s just such a lovely horse. The day before yesterday, he was nuzzling the cat who jumped up on to his windowsill. He’s a lovely person.

“He grew a bit today with the atmosphere – I think it was the white railings and green grass as most of our prep shows have been in arenas or on sand. But he got better and better as the class went on.”

Reserve in the championship went to Charlene Smith’s Golden Horn eight-year-old Star Caliber, handled by Barry Smith, winners of the Tattersalls RoR open in-hand class for flat horses.

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