Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds at Gracelands Equestrian Centre
Monday 24 September 2012
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds continued last weekend (Saturday 22nd September 2012) at Gracelands Equestrian Centre in Worcestershire. The Equestrian Centre played host to two of the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds, those being the sixth of the 1.00m National Amateur Second Rounds and the third of the 1.10m National Amateur Second rounds.
Following a competitive season of first round competitions, competitors rode for the chance to qualify for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, which take place at Aintree International Equestrian Centre in November 2012 and all of the starting combinations were all hoping to secure one of the twelve direct qualifying tickets on offer for the Championships.
Dodson & Horrell 1.00m National Amateur Second Round.
The 1.00m National Amateur Second Round attracted 43 starting combinations as they began their qualifying campaign. From these combinations, 22 made it through to the jump off and an impressive 16 went on to achieve an immaculate double clear, which meant that the times were to decide the places.
The overall winner was Norman Proffitt from Cannock, Staffordshire and he rode a superb double clear to secure the win and a Championship Final place on board Triple L II, a 12-year-old chestnut mare owned by Tracy Hichen. Norman rode two accurate rounds to get his double clear and he achieved the second clear in a time of 24.90 seconds to seal the win.
The combination in second place was 46-year-old Colin Field from Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire on board his own 12-year-old bay gelding, Tenor. Colin rode his second clear in a time of 26.52 seconds to ensure that he finished in second place.
The combination that finished in third was Clare Bossons and Toetie. 39-year-old Clare from Crewe, Cheshire secured her Championship Final place on her own 12-year old bay mare, Toetie. The combination produced their second clear in a time of 27.16 seconds.
A further nine riders also achieved their qualification for the Dodson & Horrell 0.90cm National Amateur Championship Final.
Gracelands Equestrian Centre – Saturday 22nd September 2012:
Dodson & Horrell 1.00cm National Amateur Second Round Results:
1st Norman Proffitt riding Triple L II – 0/0 – 24.90 seconds
2nd Colin Field riding Tenor – 0/0 – 26.52 seconds
3rd Clare Bossons riding Toetie – 0/0 – 27.16 seconds
4th Rachael North riding Madira de Reve – 0/0 – 27.50 seconds
5th Katie Raw Rees riding Peggy’s Rumour – 0/0 – 27.61 seconds
6th Nicola Roe riding Kismet – 0/0 – 27.95 seconds
7th Sharon Taylor riding Kiers Rumour – 0/0 – 28.40 seconds
8th Nicola Roe riding Sockburn Impeccable – 0/0 – 28.50 seconds
9th Kevin Peates riding New Mystery – 0/0 – 28.79 seconds
10th Clare Robinson riding That Was Lucky – 0/0 – 28.84 seconds
11th Tracy Hicken riding Durelle – 0/0 – 30.24 seconds
12th Nicola Platts riding Chantry Lad – 0/0 – 31.40 seconds
Dodson & Horrell 1.10m National Amateur Second Round.
The 1.10m National Amateur Second Round saw 25 combinations start and after the first round of showjumping, there were 15 combinations still in contention after producing a first round clear. From the 15 combinations in the jump off, eight managed to produce a double clear, which again meant that the times decided the places.
In this second round, the win was taken by 50-year-old Tracy Wright from Salt, Staffordshire and she rode her own 11-year-old grey mare, Silva Image, to victory. The combination posted a time of 33.09 seconds to ensure that they won the class by nearly a second.
Second place was secured by 42-year-old Rachael North from Kingswinford, West Midlands. Rachael rode her second double clear of the day on board her own 12-year-old bay mare, Madira de Reve. Rachael rode her second clear in this second round in a time of 33.91 seconds.
Third place was taken by 18-year-old Amy Dobson from Sandbach, Cheshire. Amy rode Presque Noir, a nine-year-old black mare owned by Harriet Berrisford. The combination produced their second clear in a time of 34.22 seconds.
A further nine riders also achieved their qualification for the Dodson & Horrell 1.00m National Amateur Championship Final. A further five combinations produced a double clear and the remaining four qualified due to the production of a clear in the first round of the class.
Gracelands Equestrian Centre – Saturday 22nd September 2012:
Dodson & Horrell 1.00cm National Amateur Second Round Results:
1st Tracy Wright riding Silva Image – 0/0 – 33.09 seconds
2nd Rachael North riding Madira de Reve – 0/0 – 33.91 seconds
3rd Amy Dobson riding Preque Noir – 0/0 – 34.22 seconds
4th Emily Morris riding Arkan – 0/0 – 35.56 seconds
5th Louise Apperley riding Tako - 0/0 – 36.31 seconds
6th Kirstie Morris riding Air Speed - 0/0 – 38.04 seconds
7th Derek Black riding Urano 3 – 0/0 – 39.77 seconds
8th Nicola Roe riding The Pixie - 0/0 - 49.37 seconds
9th Laura Whittington riding Muscat – 0/4 – 35.23 seconds
10th Chelsea Skelton riding Company Business - 0/4 – 37.92 seconds
11th Nina Emery riding Galaxy III - 0/4 – 38.42 seconds
12th Sophie Gregory riding Orky II - 0/4 – 38.71 seconds
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur & Veteran Championships 2012 take place from the 15th November – 18th November 2012 at Aintree International Equestrian Centre.
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