Dodson & Horrell 0.95m & 1.10m National Amateur Second Rounds at Harrogate Riding Centre
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Competitors headed to Harrogate Riding Centre in North Yorkshire on Saturday to compete in the Dodson & Horrell 0.95m and 1.10m Second Rounds and they were all aiming to achieve one thing – qualification for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships which take place at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool next month (18th – 22nd November).
Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round
Five combinations achieved Championship qualification from this second round after first making it through to the jump off.
Two double clears were delivered in total and the fastest of these came from 15 year-old Mark Poskitt from Goole, North Humberside on his mother Clare’s 8 year-old brown mare Coromandel. Drawn as the penultimate combination to go in the jump off, Mark used the draw to his advantage and ensured that he produced a double clear in a quick time of 31.48 seconds. This saw the combination finish just ahead of their nearest rivals.
Narrowly pipped into second was 15 year-old Katie Benbow from Goole, North Humberside with her father Simon’s 9 year-old chestnut mare Ruby St Loise. Their double clear was clocked up in 31.60 seconds, just 0.12 of a second behind Mark and Coromandel.
Leigh Walker from Bakewell, Derbyshire took third on board her own 6 year-old chestnut mare Zolivia. They secured their podium place after jumping the fastest four fault round to finish in 30.78 seconds.
Harrogate Riding Club – Sunday 11th October 2015
Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round Results
1st Mark Poskitt & Coromandel – 0/0 – 31.48 seconds
2nd Katie Benbow & Ruby St Loise – 0/0 – 31.60 seconds
3rd Leigh Walker & Zolivia – 0/4 – 30.78 seconds
4th Lydia Walder & Creevagh Coincidence – 0/4 – 34.58 seconds
5th Lucy Gilsenan & Pilgrim IV - 0/8 – 39.63 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Dodson & Horrell 1.10m National Amateur Second Round
Nicola Roe from Alfreton, Derbyshire emerged victorious in this second round with Michelle Lomax’s 16 year-old dark brown mare Emmy II. Drawn third to go in a six horse jump off, Nicola and Emmy produced a solid to finish up with a double clear in 32.40 seconds. Their time was to eventually prove fast enough to give them a cushion of nearly three seconds.
Polly Douglas from Barnard Castle, County Durham took second on Brandon Oscar, a 6 year-old chestnut gelding owned by Emily Douglas. This combination secured their place inside the top two after producing a double clear in 34.33 seconds.
Mark Poskitt built on his win in the 0.95m second round with third place in this class. This time riding his mother Clare’s 8 year-old brown gelding Kilmanahan Diamond, Mark delivered yet another double clear and did so in 35.18 seconds.
Harrogate Riding Club – Sunday 11th October 2015
Dodson & Horrell 1.10m National Amateur Second Round Results
1st Nicola Roe & Emmy II – 0/0 – 32.40 seconds
2nd Polly Douglas & Brandonview Oscar - 0/0 – 34.33 seconds
3rd Mark Poskitt & Kilmanahan Diamond – 0/0 – 35.18 seconds
4th Lucy Gilsenan & Qui Qui – 0/12- 32.31 seconds
5th Nicola Roe & Tamara VI – 0/12 – 50.38 seconds
6th Holly Gair & Bowes Calvaro – 0/E
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
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