Sophie Hillier tops the SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier at Morris Equestrian Centre
Tuesday 21 March 2017
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Sophie Hillier scooped top spot with a speedy performance in the last of this year’s SEIB Winter Novice Qualifiers held at Morris Equestrian Centre in Ayrshire on Saturday.
For the final time this season, fifty-one hopefuls began the class and they were all vying for one of the two qualification places on offer for the Championship Final which will be held at the prestigious Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead, West Sussex this summer. With the stakes so high, each combination gave their all as twenty-five first round clears were produced with sixteen going on to achieve a double clear. Once again, the all-important clock proved to be the decider of the winner.
Sophie Hillier from Burnley, Lancashire jumped two lightning fast and accurate rounds on board her own 6 year-old grey mare, Stoney Raikes Gindy. Against a determined field, Sophie held her nerve to knock over two seconds off the time of her nearest rival and she blasted through the finish in 33.52 seconds.
Taking second place was Alister Hippisley-Gratherum who travelled from St. Andrews, Fife with his own 6 year-old bay gelding, G-Star. This pair stopped the clock with their double clear in 35.59 seconds.
Morris Equestrian Centre – Sunday 19th March 2017
SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier Results
1st Sophie Hillier & Stoney Raikes Gindy - 0/0 – 33.52 seconds
2nd Alister Hippisley-Gatherum & G-Star - 0/0 – 35.59 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Image Credit - Equiscot Photography
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