British Young Horse Showjumping Championships at Addington
Monday 22 August 2016
There was talent in spades at the British Young Horse Showjumping Championships at Addington, and more British-bred horses were taking their place under the spotlight this week.
British-bred horses filled the top three in the 7-year-old, David McPherson taking the title on Alan Burnell’s Sirocco VII.
The gelding by Balout Du Rouet and out of a Guidam mare was bought from breeder Sarah Williams – who picked up the generous £1,500 British breeder’s award – two years ago.
“He still has a way to go, but he’s improved so much in this year,” said David, who has ridden the scopey chestnut for six months and has already been placed in 2* grand prix classes.
Alex Gill took second on Billy Stud’s Billy Congo daughter Billy Fraulein with Phillip Miller third aboard the Moschino-sired Roulette H, both horses taking the British breeders awards for second and third.
Two claimed the bonus – offered to horses jumping clear every day – with sixth-placed Alex Gill on Billy Chatter and Alex Thompson, in seventh on Cathalina, shared £4.000.
Aoife O’Connor posted the sole double clear in the British-bred 6-year-old final to take victory on Billy Stud’s Chacco Blue x Kannan mare Billy Penny, and also earned a half share of the £4,000 clear round bonus on offer.
“She’s simple to ride, very easy,” said Aoife, originally from County Kildare but based with William Funnell since January.
Helen Tredwell and Philip Tuckwell’s Galtur, a gelding by Cornet’s Stern and out of the Balou Du Rouet mare Balouetta – who was herself sixth in the 2015 HOYS Foxhunter final – took second.
Derek Morton claimed the non British-bred six-year-old with Aegis Water’s Cadenza, a Casall x Corrado I stallion standing over 18hh.
“He’s huge and has taken time, he’s just getting it together,” said Derek, who has ridden the big grey for two years.
David McPherson slotted the Carlo gelding Carlosspri into second and took the other half of the six-year-old all clear rounds bonus, netting a further £2,000.
Chloe Reynolds landed the non British-bred 5-year-old championship with the only jump-off clear on Grenadier Volo. The gelding with Numero Uno x Quidam De Revel bloodlines also claimed a share of the clear round all show bonus.
“He usually a clear round jumper and we got rid of all our bad luck at the National finals last week – we were the fastest four-faulter in every jump-off we went in,” said Chloe, who bought Grenadier as a just-backed three year-old from Nick Benterman.
“He’s only small – 15.2hh – but that’s lucky for us, he’d have been out of our price range if he’d been bigger.”
Lauren Edwards took the British-bred 5-year-old title on Kesara 22, a Kannan x Grandilot daughter bred by Andy Doswell and Kevin Cooper.
“She hasn’t done much, we’re producing her slowly, we think she’s a future grand prix horse and she has plenty of jump,” said Lauren.
Billy Stud netted second and third. Aoife O’Connor took second on the Cevin Z stallion Billy Du Montois and Zac Beesley with Billy Kodak – a Billy Mexico gelding, in third.
Laura Renwick headed day two’s stallion and mare class with MHS Washington, an Obos Quality 8-year-old who has been jumping at five star shows this year.
“She’s learnt so much, this was a sweetener run for her, although the course was tough enough,” said Laura, who collected the £500 top mare prize alongside the £1,000 to-the-winner purse.
Five reached the jump-off with Yazmin Davis taking second with the only other double clear on Guidam 12-year-old Zilverster. Laura Mantel and Glory B V took third with Mennell Watson on Helen van Heyningen’s home-bred Cobretti stallion Whisper In The Wind in fourth.
Mennell picked up an extra £1,000 with the best stallion prize on both days, fourth on day two and winning day one’s class on Whisper.
Eleven contended the jump-off, with last-drawn Chad Fellows nearest rival on Beat Me for second and the best mare bonus of £500. Laura Renwick took third on the stallion Utrillo De Breve.
Seventeen 4-year-olds jumped double clear to take equal first the 4-year-old championship – eleven non British-bred and six British-bred horses sharing the spoils.
