William Funnell wins the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Wales & West Shows

Wednesday 23 May 2018

William Funnell wins the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Wales & West Shows

The sun shone on the sixty-eight horses and riders competing in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Wales & West Shows in Chepstow, Monmouthshire and the win was eventually claimed by William Funnell. 

Up for grabs were two direct qualifying tickets for the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show in October and the first two rounds saw competitor numbers whittled down to just six for the final jump off.

Just two treble clears were produced in the final jump off and William Funnell from Dorking, Surrey was the quickest against the clock. Riding Billy Kat, a 7 year-old chestnut mare owned by Billy Stud, William was able to put his foot down whilst jumping with precision and secured a treble clear in 46.96 seconds.

The combinations in third to fifth took home the chance to compete in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships.

Wales & West Shows – Monday 21st May 2018
Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round
1st William Funnell & Billy Kat - 0/0/0 – 46.96 seconds
2nd Rose Moss & African Affair - 0/0/0 – 53.12 seconds
3rd Nicole Kershaw & LCC Comanche - 0/0/4 – 45.87 seconds
4th Matthew Sampson & Cristo Beech – 0/0/4 – 46.96 seconds
5th Richard Howley & Galahad II – 0/0/8 – 45.86 seconds

NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.

The Horse of the Year Show 2018 will take place from the 3rd – 7th October at Birmingham’s NEC. The British Showjumping National Championships 2018 will take place during the 7th – 12th August at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

Equitop Myoplast:
Equitop Myoplast® is a unique amino acid supplement specifically designed to support lean muscle growth, helping horses to respond and cope with the demands of training and rehabilitation. The blend of amino acids in Equitop Myoplast supports lean muscle growth in older horses that lose condition easily, those in intensive training or competition as well as young and developing horses. This popular amino acid supplement is the leading equine supplement sold by veterinary surgeons in the UK(1). References – (1) GFK industry sales data MAT Jan 17. For more information please visit www.equitop-myoplast.co.uk.


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