Roundup from Alexanders Horseboxes Scope Festival 2017

Tuesday 29 August 2017

The Alexanders Horseboxes Scope Festival  (UK) Supreme Championships 2017 came to a close on Saturday 26th August after a full weeks jumping at the new venue of Oswestry Showground. 

A round-up of Scottish wins from the national classes can be found below with full results available at www.scopefestival.org.

HORSES

Kirkcudbright rider James Smith lifted the Halsall Electrical big tour 1.45m in a thrilling 10-horse jump-off which saw the lead change constantly as riders dared with tighter angles and risky gallops to a tall final vertical.

Yazmin Davis and Zilverster reduced Anthony Condon’s time with Zira VH Kapelhof Z but they in turn were soon demoted as Helen Tredwell cut an amazing 1.54 sec away with Larksong.  But an on-form James – winner of the early 1.40m HOYS wildcard at the National Championships two weeks earlier – found another shortcut to knock a further two seconds off the time on Bolton Gate Ben.

“He’s great indoors and loves the atmosphere,” said James.

Fife’s Isabel Lindsay, 16, made her Scope debut a winning one with the Smarter Training 1.15m title on new ride Cruise On Tina, a Cruise On 10-year-old. 

Ayrshire rider Anneliese Aitken, 14, secured the Graham Heath under 16 title with the Irish-bred eight-year-old Walk The Line. 

Fellow Ayrshire rider Graham Babes topped the five-year-old title with the talented Ma Fleur JS, a mare with Emerald Van T Ruytershof x Cassini II bloodlines. “She’s been special from the off and won the three-year-old loose-jumping competition at Northcote Stud two years ago,” said Graham.

PONIES
Scope debutante Nicole Lockhead-Anderson continued on her fabulous run of form to lift the Squibb Group Dunglenn 148cm championship in a 13-pony decider with Gangnam Style. 

The ultra-consistent Nicole, 15, had claimed four titles at the National Championships, including two on the 8-year-old Gangnam Style. “This is his first 1.30m class but he finds it easy and is such a character,” said Nicole.

Fife-based Shaunie Greig, 14, landed the Wicks Group 1.20m with new ride Destavelars Misty at their third show together. “It’s the first time I’ve blasted her against the clock, she’s strong with a big stride,” said Shaunie on the 14-year-old mare.

 

 

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