PONY OF THE YEAR SHOW 2019
Tuesday 23 April 2019
The Pony of the Year Show celebrated it’s second year at Onley Grounds in Warwickshire with Easter eggs, prizes, camaraderie and five action-packed, fun-filled days.
Claudia Moore reigned supreme, taking the top two places in the top-billed Harcour JA grand prix with the only two clear rounds to pocket a handsome £2,500.
Nineteen tackled the thirteen-fence track but only Claudia found the key – and she did it with both ponies owned by her mother Katrina Moore. Shamrock Du Gite was the first to prove foot-perfect and Claudia followed it up with a super penalty-free round on her European 2018 individual bronze medallist Elando Van De Roshoeve. She opted to take the win on the 15-year-old Elando.
“Both ponies felt fabulous all week and Shamrock was on point for the Grand Prix after winning the qualifier in the outside ring. Elando just loves the pressure and comes up trumps every time; he never feels like he is going to knock one down and fills me with confidence,” said Claudia, who thought the track was “big and technical but fair”.
“There were lots of subtle questions all around the course, you needed scope to jump the combination and the final line to a tall plank needed care after the decent oxer out of a turn,” she added.
A late falling pole at the first element of the double of water tray verticals prevented Elloise Smit from forcing Claudia into a jump-off and she finished third with Deborah Smit’s 17-year-old Newtown Samson. However, the consistent pair claimed a top three placing every day, including winning the qualifier on day one, to earn the leading JA rider award.
Jodie Burchmore-Eames scored an attractive double of grand prix wins with Jack Eames’ consistent Mighty Mouse W Van De Dauwhoeve, winning the JC and 7-year-old titles.
Seven contended the JC jump-off with Jodie forging ahead to win by 3.78 seconds. And the pair convincingly topped the 7-year-old with the only clear round in the three-pony class.
Charlie Atkinson landed the Talentspotters 148cm Grand Prix in an exciting, nine-pony decider with Sarah Kane’s Seamus II. Competition was hot but Charlie remained cool to guide the 18-year-old Seamus into the top spot to win by 1.09 seconds over Henry Squibb in second on Emily Fenn’s Kilcurry Dawn.
Red Morgan secured victory in the five and six-year-old with the sole clear round in the seven-pony jump-off on Sue Evans’ French-bred 6-year-old Demon Du Bary.
Noora von Bulow dominated the 128cm Grand Prix, lifting the top two places in a four-strong jump-off on two of her seasoned campaigners owned by her mother Sharifa Al-Homaizi. Accuracy was the key here as the clock lured riders into making mistakes, but cool-headed Noora produced the only two jump-off clears to take victory on the 18-year-old Peppino Il Grande and steered the 21-year-old Sparkel III into second.
Four riders contended the Cats & Pipes 138cm Grand Prix and again accuracy came to the fore as Lauren Caroline registered her first big win with Lee Caroline’s The Jacaloupe. Victory came with the only treble clear, Lauren and the 19-year-old gelding showing every fence a clean pair of heels.
Nicole Lockhead Anderson was crowned the Under 18’s champion with Holly Smith’s I’m Special De Muze 7-year-old Manolito P. Just three riders contended the jump-off with Nicole racing away to take victory by 1.11 seconds from Alice Weightman in second on Cindy VI.
Alice went one better on Clare Weightman’s 12-year-old Cindy in the children-on-horses championship and clinched the title from the 1.30m section with the only double clear in a three-way decider.
Fresh from her Springboard 138cm final success at the British Showjumping Winter Championships at South View, Lila Davies and Sharon Mitchell’s 14-year-old Dun N Dust It claimed the Andrews Bowen 11-year-old and Under Grand Prix in fine style. Sixteen contended the jump-off with Lila flying into the top spot with 1.71 seconds to spare.
Elysia Heagren Bond was another to continue with her successful run and just one week after claiming the Voltaire Design Sapphire title at the Blue Chip Championships with Kerry Grimster’s eight-year-old Attyrory Golden Lady, she claimed the Novice Grand Prix.
Twelve of the thirty-one entries posted first round clears over the eleven-fence course to access the jump-off but the on-form 14-year-old Elysia had all the turns sewn up to take victory. Maisy Williams looks to be following in her International showjumper father Guy’s footsteps and she finished second on Korado II 1.10 second in arrears.
Eloise Burden outpaced all to take the Introductory Grand Prix with Richard Burden’s Happy Hero. An eleven-fence track reduced the thirty-one starters to fourteen for the jump-off with Eloise executing tight lines on the five-year-old dun mare to win by and impressive 2.11 seconds.
Kristina Yeoman showed the way in the Mini Grand Prix with Daniel Yeoman’s Legend Reborn. Thirty-six contended this class and with twenty-five through to the jump-off, it was all about the clock. Kristina found the shortest route with the 20-year-old 138cm mare Legend Reborn to win with 0.28 seconds to spare.
Liala Ramaci and Lambay Off Broadway settled for second here but went one better in the Inbetweeners Grand Prix. It was a hot class with twenty-three of the thirty-six starters coming forward to the jump-off but Liala held off all challenges on the Irish-bred 8-year-old mare Off Broadway to take victory by 0.91 seconds.
Mimi Price found the key to the 80cm 10-fence track to take the Preliminary Grand Prix title with Danielle Featherston-Price’s Holiday Girl Friend. Ten from an original twenty-nine starters contended the jump-off with Mimi and the 11-year-old mare she has ridden for just five months taking the win with 0.35 seconds in hand.
Results
HARCOUR JA GRAND PRIX
1st Claudia Moore & Elando Van De Roshoeve – 0 77.38 seconds
2nd Claudia Moore & Shamrock Du Gite – 0 72.98 seconds
3rd Elloise Smit & Newtown Samson – 4 71.41 seconds
CATS & PIPES 138cm GRAND PRIX
1st Lauren Caroline & The Jacaloupe – 0/0 41.51 seconds
2nd Elissa Hermann & Never Last II – 0/4 37.67 seconds
3rd Tia Squibb & Drumaclan Flight – 0/4 48.01 seconds
CATS & PIPES 128cm GRAND PRIX
1st Noora von Bulow & Peppino Il Grande – 0/0 39.60 seconds
2nd Noora von Bulow & Sparkel III – 0/0 41.83 seconds
3rd Katie Bradburne & Runaway Dolly – 0/4 34.80 seconds
JC GRAND PRIX
1st Jodie Burchmore-Eames & Mighty Mouse W Van De Dauwhoeve – 0/0 27.94 seconds
2nd Amelie Gachoud & Mogwai – 0/0 31.72 seconds
3rd Eloise Squibb & Rudgeway Maestro – 0/0 31.88 seconds
TALENTSPOTTERS 148cm GRAND PRIX
1st Charlie Atkinson & Seamus II – 0/0 37.76 seconds
2nd Henry Squibb & Kilcurry Dawn – 0/0 38.85 seconds
3rd Claudia Harding & Where’s My Colour – 0/0 41.41 seconds
CHILDREN ON HORSES GRAND PRIX
1st Alice Weightman & Cindy VI – 0/0 45.42 seconds
2nd Amelia Gachoud & The Precious One – 0/4 40.80 seconds
3rd Meredith Minderman & Prize Mix – 0/8 37.78 seconds
7-YEAR-OLD GRAND PRIX
1st Jodie Burchmore-Eames & Mighty Mouse W Van De Dauwhoeve – 0 63.06 seconds
2nd Elloise Smit & Dereen Flyer – 8 62.97 seconds
3rd Saskia Mohan & Ballyerk Cobalt – 22 87.30 seconds
ANDREWS BOWEN 11-YEAR-OLD & UNDER GRAND PRIX
1st Lila Davies & Dun N Dust It – 0/0 23.27 seconds
2nd Kaitlin Trott & Annandale Moonfleet 0/0 24.98 seconds
3rd Lisla Ramaci & Arrogan Emily TR – 0/0 25.07 seconds
MINI GRAND PRIX
1st Kristina Yeoman & Legend Reborn – 0/0 25.25 seconds
2nd Liala Ramaci & Lambay Off Broadway – 0/0 26.53 seconds
3rd Bethany Tabernor & Tullamoon Black Pearl – 0/0 27.11 seconds
PRELIMINARY GRAND PRIX
1st Mimi Price & Holiday Girl Friend – 0/0 27.58 seconds
2nd Sam Dunning & Whitehart Pocahontis – 0/0 27.93 seconds
3rd Ellise Souter & Espats Guardian Of The Seas – 0/0 28.52 seconds
INBETWEENERS GRAND PRIX
1st Liala Ramaci & Lambay Off Broadway – 0/0 27.63 seconds
2nd Hollie Gerken & Black Jack III – 0/0 28.54 seconds
3rd Sophie Glover & Dolly XI – 0/0 28.80 seconds
INTRODUCTORY GRAND PRIX
1st Eloise Burden & Happy Hero – 0/0 28.11 seconds
2nd Caitlin Wornham Ballylee Boy – 0/0 30.38 seconds
3rd Rachel Proudley & Crown Jewel I – 0/0 31.42 seconds
NOVICE GRAND PRIX
1st Elysia Heagren Bond & Attyrory Golden Lady – 0/0 41.79 seconds
2nd Maisy Williams & Korado II – 0/0 42.89 seconds
3rd Lily Rhys & Fond Of A Drop – 0/0 44.29 seconds
Image: Claudia Moore & Elando Van De Roshoeve (Credit: British Showjumping)
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