Bronze and Silver League Semi-Finals Round Up
Monday 11 August 2014
Competitors came from far and wide last weekend to contest the North and South Bronze and Silver League Semi-Finals. Horses and riders from Scotland, the North, Wales and West Midlands travelled to North Semi-Final at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire, whilst those based in the East Midlands, East, South East and South West went to the South Semi-Final at The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe in Bedfordshire.
Up for grabs at each of these semi-finals were seven direct qualifying tickets for the Bronze and Silver League Championships at the Horse of the Year Show (Wednesday 8th October - Sunday 12th October 2014). The Championships are scheduled to be held on the Wednesday and are due to start at approximately 08.45am.
NORTH
Bronze League Semi-Final – Saturday 9th August 2014
This semi-final was contested by forty-seven starters, twenty of whom went through into the final jump off. In total, six combinations achieved a treble clear.
1st Campbell Thompson & Croft Getto Kid – 0/0/0 – 32.03 seconds
2nd Lesley Ross & Pereusa – 0/0/0 – 34.22 seconds
3rd Toni Potts & Terrys Clover –0/0/0 – 35.61 seconds
4th Julia Helm & Helms Tolu – 0/0/0 – 36.21 seconds
5th Rose-Marie Kenyon & Topshot Million – 0/0/0 – 36.85 seconds
6th Lauren Sisson & Harry X – 0/0/0 -37.38 seconds
7th Lydia Parrott & Pip Squeek T – 0/0/4 -31.07 seconds
Silver League Semi-Final – Saturday 9th August 2014
Forty-seven combinations also came forward for this semi-final and ten went on to contest the final jump off, in which three went on to secure a third clear.
1st Katie Shaw & Fools Business – 0/0/0 – 29.93 seconds
2nd William Walker & Alexia II – 0/0/0 – 36.93 seconds
3rd Kim Webster & Aaltinus –0/0/0 – 38.09 seconds
4th Gillian Anderson & Congentality B – 0/0/4 – 28.67 seconds
5th Charlotte Geddes & Chento D – 0/0/4 – 30.03 seconds
6th Alison Lines & Arctic Fox – 0/0/4 -31.71 seconds
7th Jessica McNally & Bowes Corland Cracker – 0/0/4 -35.19 seconds
SOUTH
Bronze League Semi-Final – Saturday 9th August 2014
Fifty-six competitors started out in this semi-final and twenty-five went on into the final jump off. Ten combinations delivered a treble clear, which meant that the clock was to become crucial in deciding the allocation of the qualification places.
1st Jo Wilkins & Clover Honey – 0/0/0 – 35.43 seconds
2nd Luke Humphrey & Soraja – 0/0/0 – 36.20 seconds
3rd Charlotte Walker & Liath Capall - 0/0/0 – 36.56 seconds
4th Leah McCrady & Ryans Hollie – 0/0/0 – 36.83 seconds
5th Polly Shaw & Ballyheelan Charlie – 0/0/0 – 37.42 seconds
6th Nicola Roe & Sockburn Impeccable – 0/0/0 - 38.51 seconds
7th Adrian Speight & Caprice PS Z – 0/0/0 - 40.36 seconds
Silver League Semi-Final – Sunday 10th August 2014
This semi-final saw forty-eight combinations come forward and an impressive total of thirty-one went on to contest the final jump off. Fourteen treble clears were produced in total and the times proved to be key once again.
1st Richard Barton & Solitary Boy – 0/0/0 – 31.56 seconds
2nd Lucy Palmers & Ascon Z – 0/0/0 – 32.53 seconds
3rd James Johnson & Zucchini Van De Zuuthoeve – 0/0/0 – 32.81 seconds
4th Emily Portas & Dalusha Z – 0/0/0 – 33.18 seconds
5th Fiona Hobby & Royal Colours II – 0/0/0 – 33.30 seconds
6th Julian Mincher & Dolanda – 0/0/0 - 33.41 seconds
7th Gemma Hallett & Sparkling Indulgence – 0/0/0 - 33.86 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
The Horse of the Year Show 2014 will take place from the 8th – 12th October at the Birmingham NEC.
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