Robert Maguire Takes the Top Spot in Last Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round
Thursday 06 August 2015
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Robert Maguire from Wigan, Lancashire secured his place in the Horse & Hound Foxhunter Championship after taking victory in the last Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round at the British Showjumping Lancashire Area Show.
Forty-four competitors came forward hoping to pick up one of the two tickets available for the prestigious Championship at Horse of the Year Show. Only seven progressed as far as the third and final round after having jumped clear in the previous two.
Robert with his own 8 year-old bay mare Anastasia Van De Helle produced the fastest treble clear of the class after stopping the clock in 43.81 seconds. Drawn as the penultimate combination to go in the jump off, Robert used the draw to his advantage to eventually finish with nearly 3 seconds in hand.
Taking second place in the line-up was Mark Turnbull who made the journey down from Dunfermline, Fife with his own and Mary Turnbull’s 8 year-old chestnut gelding Cartouch III. Producing the first treble clear of the class, Mark held onto his qualification place after delivering a time of 46.57 seconds.
With the two direct qualifying tickets for the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Championship Final already allocated, the combinations in third to fifth took home the chance to compete in the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships next week.
British Showjumping Lancashire Area Show – Sunday 2nd August 2015
Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round
1st Robert Maguire & Anastasia Van De Helle - 0/0/0 – 43.81 seconds
2nd Mark Turnbull & Cartouch III - 0/0/0 – 46.57 seconds
3rd Sally Swiers & Millfield Long Socks - 0/0/0 – 47.91 seconds
4th Sarah Billington & Uforia JX – 0/0/0 – 51.55 seconds
5th Richard Howley & Dolores V – 0/0/4– 41.77 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Horse of the Year Show 2015 will take place from the 7th - 11th October 2015 at Birmingham’s Genting Arena and the British Showjumping National Championships 2015 will be hosted at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire during the 11th – 16th August.
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