GREAT BRITISH BONUS SCHEME

The Great British Bonus (GBB) offers multiple bonuses of up to £20,000 per eligible race for British-bred fillies and mares.

Today we are delighted to welcome beneficiaries of Children Heard and Seen (CHAS), a charity established in response to the lack of support available for children impacted by parental imprisonment. Whilst families of crime victims rightly receive support in the aftermath of an offence, the offender’s children, who are also completely innocent, are left isolated and without support, facing additional stigma and shame from their community.

CHAS supports children with a parent in prison in their own communities and is currently supporting 25 children in Berkshire. It offers 1-1 support with a focus on raising aspirations, improving mental health outcomes, and breaking the cycle of intergenerational offending with trained staff, volunteer mentoring, parent support, peer support groups for children, online activities and activity days.

Nationally, 65% of boys with a parent in prison go on to offend. Of the 850+ children that CHAS has supported since its inception, only four have gone on to commit an offence, a reduction to just 0.5%. CHAS is the only charity in the country supporting children with a parent in prison in their own communities.

As part of our Ascot Racecourse Supports programme, we sponsored a group activity in partnership with the charity ‘Give a Book’, that has culminated in the children creating artwork using The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy as inspiration. Their artwork is being exhibited in the Grandstand Concourse adjacent to the Ascot Shop.

In recognition of the charity’s work and our support, we have named our 3.30 race “The Ascot Racecourse Supports Children Heard and Seen Handicap Stakes”. The charity is our official bucket collector today so please donate if you are able.