Bonnie

Registered name

Bonjour Belle

Born / sex

2024 · Mare

Colour / height

liver chestnut · 16hh

Racing background

Bonjour Belle (GB) is a 2024-born chestnut Thoroughbred filly by Without Parole, out of Rock Me Baby (by Rock of Gibraltar). Trained by Brian Ellison, she began her racing career in June 2026 at Chester and went on to compete on the Flat at racecourses including Newcastle, Redcar, Thirsk, Beverley, Musselburgh and Hamilton. During her racing career, she made nine starts over distances ranging from 6 furlongs to 1 mile, achieving her best result with a third-place finish at Hamilton in September 2026. Although she did not secure a win, Bonjour Belle gained valuable experience of racecourse environments, travelling and professional training from a young age.

Personality & assessment

Bonnie is a lovely personality, she is very people orientated and a very friendly sociable horse all round. She has a brilliant temperement and a great attitude towards work.

Suitable future pathway

Bonnie moves incredibly well and we think she will make a fantastic horse for the show ring or the dressage arena as well as being a great all-rounder due to her fabulous temperement.

Retraining progress

Bonnie is currently doing lots of groundwork to prepare her for her next chapter. Once all of her groundwork is done we think she would benefit from a little downtime to process and start her new career next year as a 3 yr old.