John Whitaker & Cassinis Chaplin Win Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round at The Longines Royal International Horse Show
Tuesday 04 August 2015
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John Whitaker MBE from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire was victorious in the penultimate Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round that took place last Friday at The Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead in West Sussex.
Seventy horse and rider combinations came forward with the hope of securing their place for the prestigious Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show and from the eighteen combinations that progressed into the final jump off, five achieved a treble clear.
The top spot was taken by John after he produced the fastest treble clear of the class on Cassinis Chaplin, a 7 year-old grey stallion owned by Claire Conlon and Clare Whitaker. Their time of 38.58 seconds proved to be unbeatable and it saw them hold the lead for the majority of the class.
Second place went to William Funnell from Dorking, Surrey on Denise Stamp’s 7 year-old grey gelding Billy McCain. Three immaculate rounds from this combination in 39.44 seconds saw them take that coveted second qualification place.
With the two direct qualifying tickets for the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Championship Final already allocated, the combinations in third to fifth took home the chance to compete in the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships.
The Longines Royal International Horse Show – Friday 31st July 2015
Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round
1st John Whitaker MBE & Cassinis Chaplin - 0/0/0 – 38.58 seconds
2nd William Funnell & Billy McCain - 0/0/0 – 39.44 seconds
3rd Phillip Miller & Darona - 0/0/0 – 40.37 seconds
4th Kimberley White & Heathrow - 0/0/0 – 41.43 seconds
5th Emma-Jo Slater & Kimba Flamenco - 0/0/0 – 43.36 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Image Credit: Spidge Event Photos - www.spidge.co.uk
Horse of the Year Show 2015 will take place from the 7th - 11th October 2015 at Birmingham’s Genting Arena and the British Showjumping National Championships 2015 will be hosted at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire during the 11th – 16th August.
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