Christie Pritchard Heads to the Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Championship
Tuesday 01 September 2015
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The last three qualification places for the Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Championship were fought for on Sunday at the Alexanders Horseboxes Scope Festival (UK) Supreme Championships and it was 18 year-old Christie Pritchard from Holyhead, Gwynedd that took both the top spot and the first Horse of the Year Show ticket.
Sixty-three combinations came forward to battle it out in this qualifier and after two rounds of competition; nine combinations were sat with a double clear, which meant that the clock was once again crucial in the allocation of the qualification places.
Winning rider Christie partnered Wendy Hawcroft’s 10 year-old dark bay gelding Bolton Gate Ben in this qualifier and they went on to produce the fastest double clear after clocking up a time of 41.63 seconds. This result saw them become the only combination to break the 42.00 second barrier with a clear in both rounds.
Annabel Shields, from Crook, County Durham was Christie’s nearest rival after she produced a double clear in 42.02 seconds on board Robert Shields’ 6 year-old bay gelding ABC Quantum Cruise.
The third and final qualification place was taken by Louise Saywell from Retford, Nottinghamshire on Billy Twomey’s 7 year-old dark bay gelding Pepper Corn 2. They delivered their double clear in 42.16 seconds.
Alexanders Horseboxes Scope Festival (UK) Supreme Championships – Sunday 30th August 2015
Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifier
1st Christie Pritchard & Bolton Gate Ben – 0/0 – 41.63 seconds
2nd Annabel Shields & ABC Quantum Cruise – 0/0 – 42.02 seconds
3rd Louise Saywell & Pepper Corn 2 - 0/0 – 42.16 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Image: Christie Pritchard & Bolton Gate Ben in action earlier on this year at Chepstow CSI**.
Horse of the Year Show 2015 will take place from the 7th – 11th October 2015 at Birmingham’s Genting Arena.
Speedi-Beet from British Horse Feeds:
British Horse Feeds, makers of Speedi-Beet, is the equine feed division of I’Anson Bros Limited and is based in Masham, North Yorkshire. British Horse Feeds is best known for its flagship product ‘Speedi-Beet’ which, thanks to the unique patented process has revolutionized the feeding of beet pulp. Speedi-Beet has improved nutrient availability and soaks in just 10 minutes, compared to 24 hours for sugar beet pellets. It’s a great way to add quality fibre to your horse’s diet for slow release energy. Fibre-Beet, a formulated blend containing Speedi-Beet and alfalfa has the benefits of Speedi-Beet with extra conditioning. Both Speedi-Beet and Fibre-Beet are approved by the Laminitis Trust.
For more information contact British Horse Feeds on 01765 680300 or visit our website on www.britishhorsefeeds.com.
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