Kieran Thurkettle Dominates Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Muirmill

Muirmill Equestrian Centre played host to another exciting Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at the weekend, as riders continued their quest for qualification to the Final at the British Showjumping National Championships this August. 

The competition proved closely fought, with five combinations successfully negotiating the first two rounds without fault to secure their place in the jump-off. 

Leading the way was Kieran Thurkettle, who enjoyed a standout performance by claiming both first and second place. Riding Gordon Graham's LSS Mayweather, Kieran produced a fast and accurate jump-off round to stop the clock at 44.21 seconds and secure the victory. 

Not content with one podium finish, Kieran returned aboard Cullintra Cooley to deliver another faultless performance. Their time of 44.61 seconds was enough to take second place, just four tenths of a second behind his winning round. 

Completing the top three was Chloe Templeton riding LCT Portofino. The pair maintained a steady pace and jumped clear to finish in a time of 45.99 seconds. 

The class showcased the high standard of combinations progressing through this year's championship qualifiers, with riders demonstrating both speed and precision under pressure. 

Having successfully secured their qualification, attention now turns to the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Championship Final, which will take place at the British Showjumping National Championships in August, where the qualified combinations will compete for one of the season's most prestigious titles. 

“Floyd is a five year old Chacco Blue x Toulon stallion, who I have been riding for around six months now after he was broken by Ronnie’s [Brady] rider, then I got the ride. Never since the horse has been to his first show he has been so consistent, he tries his hardest and for him being a stallion he is the most lovely natured horse to be around. 

“Muirmill was great, we don’t go there too often as it’s quite far away but as we had qualified for both second rounds we thought we might as well give it a go. The courses all really suited us and it’s the first time we have asked Floyd against the clock, as he is so well bred and talented we just want consistent double clears, it’s his first time stepping up and he proved he’s going to be a good horse for a jump off, which is great. 

“We have the Royal Highland Show this week where Floyd has qualified for the five year old championship there, these second rounds have been great warm up and preparation for that, so I am feeling confident for that. For the rest of the season, we will be aiming him at young horse classes and the National Championships now we have picked the two qualifications up. We will start to step him up and he jumped a great double clear in the Newcomers recently, I’m looking forward to producing this one and see how far he goes.” Kieran said.   

Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery - Second Round 

Muirmill Equestrian Centre, Sunday 14 June 2026 

1st – Kieran Thurkettle & LSS Mayweather – 0/0/0 44.21 

2nd – Kieran Thurkettle & Cullintra Cooley – 0/0/0 44.61 

3rd – Chloe Templeton & LCT Portofino – 0/0/0 45.99 

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

Image: Equiscot Photography