Teenager cycling to the winning post

Today, Hannah Greenwood, 16, was due to complete an impressive 300 mile cycle ride which has taken her to all seven Yorkshire racecourses.

The teenager, who is grandaughter of the late race horse trainer Pat Rohan, started her challenge at Beverley Westood last Wednesday and due to finish at York today.

Passionate about sport Hannah enjoys tennis, golf, hockey and is on the England Rounders U16 Squad.

“For my Duke of Edinburgh Gold award I am booked on to the Mission Direct voluntary trip to Phnom Penh in Cambodia next February to help some of the poorest people in the world,” she explains.

“My trip is paid for but as a family we have pledged to raise £5,000 which is the cost of building one house for a family that currently live on the rubbish tips of Phnom Penh.

“It will be an amazing trip and I hope we can make the difference to one of the poorest communities in the world. It has become our family goal to raise the money and then help to build a house for a family, every penny we raise will go to the house build.”

As well as being a labourer for the house building, Hannah has been fiven the okay to teach the children in the school rounders.

“I am sure they will love it – who doesn’t like rounders it is just a great game.”

“My grandfather Pat Rohan was a racehorse trainer in Malton for many years. He died at Christmas so we came up with the idea of cycling around the Yorkshire racecourses.

“It is huge amount of money and I will be pedalling as hard as I can to buy as many bricks as possible while learning about my racing heritage and my grandfather along the way.”

Hannah has received the support of some of the leading figures in training. Sir Michael Stoute who first worked for Hannah’s grandfather when he arrived in the UK said: “Hannah’s grandfather would have been very proud of her, as he was one of life’s givers”. Another leading trainer, based in Malton Richard Fahey, added: “ We look forward to welcoming Hannah and her bike to Musley Bank, it is fantastic to see that her Duke of Edinburgh experience has encouraged her to do something so worthwhile.”

You can sponsor Hannah at https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/gogreenwood5

Follow her endeavour on twitter at @Rudstone_Walk