BOLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL ROUND UP

Sunday 15 June 2014

BOLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL ROUND UP

It was dubbed show of the year. The magnificent, newly-built amphitheatre arena surrounded by a moat of water and with its Bolesworth Castle backdrop provided a fabulous setting for top-class showjumping accompanied by a country fair, camel racing and a ‘Blue’ pop concert with supporting act Darby Ward – who also competed in the three star here.

William Whitaker’s incredible form continued to head the top-billed Redrow grand prix on Elisabeth Fredlund’s Upperclass. A winner in the Furusiyya Top Level Nations Cup in St Gallen, Upperclass topped his first three star grand prix in Bethune, France, on Monday before travelling here to repeat the victorious performance. “He’s been playing second fiddle to Fandango, now he’s stepped up and it’s great to have two to jump the bigger classes,” said William.

Nick Skelton brought the Hales family’s promising homebred eight-year-old Aristio,a stallion son of Arko, into second.

Robert Whitaker’s final round gained the Halsall Electrical world-ranking 1.55m on the exuberant USA Today with a six sec advantage despite the stallion’s powerful bucks.  “He’s just playful, it’s his character, but when he’s playing he’s on form,” said Robert on Clare Whitaker and Mandy Hall’s Heartbreaker/Capitol I 13-year-old.

Providing the only other clear, Nick was again second on Aristio, earning him the leading rider award.

With eight Whitakers competing here, a Whitaker win was odds on, but no-one predicted a Whitaker top three. Steven registered Abazu’s biggest win to date in the NAF world-ranking 1.45m, finishing ahead of his brother John on Woulon L and nephew Robert’s USA Today. 
The homebred nine-year-old Abazu is by Locarno, Ellen’s 2007 European team bronze medallist, and out of Great Love, a young rider contender for Ellen and her brothers Joe and Donald. “Abazu’s from Locarno’s first crop, and he’s throwing jumpers,” said Steven.

Steven doubled up in the Quigley Horseboxes Speed on his seasoned winner Avant Royal Rose at the 16-year-old’s first major show since last summer.

Nicole Pavitt headed the STX Equine Fitness Speed on Amaryllis Van De Heffink, recent multi-winner in Vilamoura and Hardelot and placed in Maubeuge. “Thank God she’s out of season, she went like a slowcoach in Maubeuge so we gave her a break, this was her first show back” said Nicole, also second in the Gain Horse Feeds 1.30m.

Lara Whiteway, who has honed her speed skills competing against Laura Renwick abroad this year, took the win on Wotherspoon. “Laura’s not here so I’ve won – I’m always second to her but I’ve narrowed it down from five sec to two,” joked Lara, who bought this mare six months ago on John Renwick’s recommendation.

Second to Nicole in the speed, Keith Shore went one better in the Cazenove small grand prix on Spring Equestrian Partnership’s Zandor Z mare Zegreanne Z.

Jemma Kirk, who has been based in Normandy, France, since February, returned to Britain to seize the Aggreko medium grand prix with Wexford.“I hadn’t had the greatest show, the horses were under the weather after travelling so I gave them two days off, this has turned it around,” said Jemma, who exercises on Utah beach every day. “Wexford’s 18 now, but he’s fitter and better than ever, he loves the beach.”

Second here, Tim Gredley had topped the earlier Gaskells 1.40m on Unex Omega Star, an Irish-bred 12-year-old by Quick Star.“The forward distances suited him, I sat and steered,” said Tim, recently placed at a Baule – “He’s jumped some big classes lately, this was a nice step down.”

Friendly banter amongst riders and Nick Brooks-Ward’s witty commentary entertained Saturday evening’s spectators in the IFX International knockout.  But rivalry emerged as soon as the starter’s flag dropped.  Matt Sampson, winner of the fun-packed camel racing earlier, snatched first place on Christine Spanner’s Topflight True Carlo from Sweden’s Angelie von Essen on Nickie Mill Aer in the final.

First prize included a yearling filly by Power Blade donated by breeder Nina Barbour of Bolesworth and Harthill Stud. “I can’t believe it, I’ve only ever won a bag of salt in a raffle before,” exclaimed Christine, “and I don’t know what I’ll do with another horse – I’ve told Matt he can have the legs and I’ll have the tail and just brush it!”

Consistent brothers Carmen and Will Edwards took three of the four CSI* amateur classes. Carmen took the initial TRM 1.20m and the grand prix aboard the homebred Bow House Secret, a Charriol 10-year-old sold to John Daker as a youngster and later bought back. Carmen had to settle for second in the Jenkinsons Forest Products 1.20m – to Will and R Candy, another 10-year-old homebred by Heartbreaker.

RESULTS CSI***

STX EQUINE FITNESS 1.30m SPEED
1 Amaryllis Van De Heffink         Nicole Pavitt           GBR  0 50.96
2 Zegreanne Z                           Keith Shore            GBR  0 52.95
3 Wotherspoon                          Lara Whiteway       GBR  0 53.00
4 Balougio III                             Mark Armstrong      GBR  0 53.21
5 Temple Ryefield                      Paul Barker            GBR  0 54.47
6 Chopin                                   Olivia Dales            GBR  0 56.31

NAF LONGINES WORLD RANKING 1.45m
1 Abazu                                     Steven Whitaker    GBR  0/0 38.50
2 Woulon L                                 John Whitaker      GBR  0/0 39.06
3 USA Today                              Robert Whitaker    GBR  0/0 39.37
4 Quidam BZ                              Douglas Duffin       GBR  0/0 39.70
5 Unex Omelli                             Tim Gredley          GBR  0/0 40.21
6 Global Van T Braunerthof          David Simpson       IRE   0/0 40.45

QUIGLEY HORSEBOXES 1.40m SPEED
1 Avant Royal Rose                    Steven Whitaker      GBR  0  70.76
2 Frisbee                                   Mark Armstrong       GBR  0 72.65
3 Wild Rose                               Emily Ward             GBR  0 72.93
4 Premier E ‘Toile                       Rowan Willis           AUS  0  73.71
5 Mr Darcy                                 Louise Saywell        GBR  0 75.34
6 Dior V Overis Z                        Lance Whitehouse   GBR  0 75.56 

GASKELLS 1.40m
1 Unex Omega Star                Tim Gredley              GBR  0/0 32.75
2 Hello Whisky Mac IV            Louise Saywell         GBR  0/0 32.87
3 Billy Mexico                         William Funnell         GBR  0/0 33.15
4 Goodman Accobado             Jay Halim                 GBR  0/0 33.54
5 Con Artist                            Spencer Roe             GBR  0/0 34.04
6 Billy Buttercup                     Victoria Gulliksen       NOR  0/0 34.15

HALSALL ELECTRICAL LONGINES WORLD RANKING 1.55m incorporating INTERNATIONAL STAIRWAY
1 USA Today                          Robert Whitaker      GBR  0/0 49.25
2 Aristio                                 Nick Skelton           GBR  0/0 55.90
3 Ashdale Luxara                    Anthony Condon     GBR  0/4 48.43
4 Goodman For Fun II              Jay Halim               GBR  0/4 50.93
5 Peiter IV                              James Hughes        GBR  0/4 50.98
6 Grand Balou 4                      Geir Gulliksen         NOR  0/4 51.00

GAIN HORSE FEEDS 1.30m
1 Wotherspoon                       Lara Whiteway        GBR  0/0 29.57
2 Amaryllis Van De Heffink      Nicole Pavitt            GBR  0/0 29.99
3 Rhett Closbonhomme           Matthew Sampson   GBR  0/0 30.03
4 Bonita Z                              Joe Clayton              GBR  0/0 30.47
5 Elite K                                Emily Ward              GBR  0/0 31.03
6 Adorette W                          Louise Saywell         GBR  0/0 31.66            

BROOK PEA 1.40m
1 Any Questions                Clem McMahon         IRE   0/0 35.47
2 Frisbee                           Mark Armstrong       GBR  0/0 37.10
3 Courtney 6                      Robert Bevis            GBR  0/0 37.49
4 Fresh Direct Kalico Bay   Tim Stockdale          GBR  0/0 37.90
5 Wild Rose                       Emily Ward             GBR  0/0 38.65
6 Kaid Du Ry                     Alise Oken               USA  0/0 39.13  

CAZENOVE SMALL GRAND PRIX 1.30m
1 Zegreanne Z                   Keith Shore              GBR  0/0 35.53
2 Le Beau                         Ellen Whitaker          GBR  0/0 36.61
3 Bukato                           Nick Skelton             GBR  0/0 36.87
4 Quincy 126                     Jemma Kirk              GBR  0/0 37.18
5 Bart VI                            Jay Halim                GBR  0/0 38.04
6 Zelaleen                         Beth Vernon             GBR  0/0 40.12 

IFX INTERNATIONAL KNOCKOUT 
1                                       Matt Sampson         GBR
2                                       Angelie von Essen   SWE
=3                                     Jay Halim                GBR
=3                                     Robert Whitaker       GBR
=5                                    Tim Page                  GBR
=5                                    Holly Gillott               GBR
=5                                    Joe Whitaker             GBR
=5                                    Olivia Dales               GBR                                                                         
AGGREKO MEDIUM GRAND PRIX 1.40m
1 Wexford                     Jemma Kirk               GBR  0/0 40.44
2 Unex Omega Star       Tim Gredley               GBR  0/0 40.66
3 Lord Of Arabia            John Whitaker            GBR  0/0 41.97
4 Courtney                    Robert Bevis              GBR  0/0 42.70
5 Premier E’Toile           Rowan Willis              USA  0/043.89
6 Newton Nickel            Angelie von Essen      SWE  0/0 45.79

REDROW BOLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL LONGINES WORLD RANKING GRAND PRIX
1 Upperclass                William Whitaker          GBR  0/0 52.55
2 Aristio                       Nick Skelton                GBR  0/0 53.14
3 Pebbles IV                 Robert Bevis                GBR  0/0 54.29
4 Ashkari                      Yazmin Pinchen          GBR  0/0 56.77
5 Santa Cruise              Tim Page                     GBR  0/0 57.93
6 Royale Du Rouet        Billy Twomey                IRE  0/4 53.43

THE SIGN COMPANY ACCUMULATOR WITH JOKER
1 Golden Arrow II                   Richard Howley                   IRE  44pts 38.10
2 Balougio III                         Mark Armstrong                 GBR  44pts 39.80
3 Charleville                          Geir Gulliksen                    NOR  44pts 41.64
4 Ashton Dollipierre               Mark Turnbull                     GBR  44pts 41.94
5 PDC Aladita                       Antonio Marinos Soto         ESP  44pts 42.57
6 Warren Miss Contendro      Danielle Ryder                    GBR  44pts 46.00     

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TRM 1.20m
1 Bow House Secret                   Carmen Edwards       GBR  0/0 37.79
2 Top Limit                                 Gemma Wright          GBR  0/0 39.60
3 Hojmarks Rosetta                    Declan Irvine              GBR  0/0 40.02
4 Master Finn                             Sarah Billington          GBR  0/0 40.54
5 Wundine                                  Emma Heise              USA  0/0 40.62
6 Allana                                     Mischa Irving               GBR  0/0 40.96

JENKINSONS FOREST PRODUCTS 1.20m
1 R Candy                                  Will Edwards                        GBR  0/0 35.79
2 Bow House Secret                    Carmen Edwards                  GBR  0/0 39.40
3 Viper Vrombautshoeve Z            Emma Heise                        USA  0/4 36.91
4 Calvaro Star                              Sarah Williams                    GBR  0/4 42.22
5 Amiro 2                                    Bruno Guyens De Heusch     BEL  0/4 43.31
6 Thomas III                                David Wicks                         GBR  1

ALEXANDERS HORSEBOXES 1.20m
1 Viper Vombrautshoeve Z                 Emma Heise                USA  0/0 29.78
2 Senator Classic Connection            Julia Davies                  GBR  0/0 36.01
3 Genghis Khan                                Andrew Gray                GBR  0/0 37.03
4 Arkade                                           Lyndsay Scattery         GBR  0/0 37.58 
5 For Gotti                                        Julie Slade                   GBR  0/0 37.99
6 Zherindo M                                     Emily Whiteside           GBR  0/0 41.12 

HJ LEA OAKES AMATEUR GRAND PRIX
1 Bow House Secret                     Carmen Edwards         GBR  0/0 37.93
2 Allana                                       Mischa Irving               GBR  0/0 41.23
3 Urminka                                    Sarah Hutton               GBR  0/0 42.39
4 Nenagh                                     Victoria Lang               GBR  0/0 44.30
5 Wundine                                    Emma Heise               USA  0/4 39.09
6 Boombastic                               Caroline Breen             GBR  0/4 40.95 

 
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