Garry Thexton & Chris Grant

Owner

Record

9 runs, 1 wins — 11.11% strike rate. Placed 3 times (2 second, 1 third).

Last ran Sunday, 24 May 2026.

Form

Runs cover Great Britain over the last twelve months, and Ireland from 16 August 2026 onwards. A record here is what the bank holds, not a career total.

  1. 9 — Kelso , Sunday, 24 May 2026

    3:37. J.A. Wilson Contractors Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 2m4f189y , going Good , 12 ran . Started at 11/1 , beaten 2.5 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  2. 4 — Kelso , Wednesday, 6 May 2026

    4:00. 2000 Sacks Of Carrots Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) , Class 5 , 2m4f189y , going Good , 10 ran . Started at 10/1 , beaten 0.3 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey William Maggs · Trainer Chris Grant

  3. 2 — Kelso , Thursday, 2 April 2026

    3:10. Racing TV Club Day Mares' Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 2m4f189y , going Good , 8 ran . Started at 13/2 , beaten 0.3 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  4. 4 — Carlisle , Sunday, 8 March 2026

    5:00. CopyBet Daily Profit Boost Mares' Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 2m1f , going Soft , 9 ran . Started at 4/1 , beaten 8 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  5. Won — Catterick , Monday, 9 February 2026

    4:00. racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 1m7f156y , going Soft , 5 ran . Started at 11/10F

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  6. 2 — Doncaster , Friday, 23 January 2026

    2:50. Virgin Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 2m3f , going Soft , 11 ran . Started at 11/1 , beaten 0.3 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  7. 3 — Catterick , Tuesday, 16 December 2025

    2:15. racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 2m3f66y , going Good To Soft , 10 ran . Started at 5/1 , beaten 6.5 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  8. 6 — Sedgefield , Thursday, 6 November 2025

    3:40. Paxtons No1 For CaseIH Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) , Class 5 , 2m5f34y , going Good , 10 ran . Started at 5/1 , beaten 7.5 lengths

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

  9. F — Sedgefield , Tuesday, 30 September 2025

    3:37. Paxtons No1 For CaseIH Handicap Hurdle , Class 5 , 2m3f188y , going Good , 12 ran . Started at 13/2

    Vanilla Dancer (GB) · Jockey Danny McMenamin · Trainer Chris Grant

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