Ronnie Jones dominates the British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Horse of the Year Show Grade C Championship Qualifier at Royal Norfolk Show
Thursday 29 June 2023
Ronnie Jones outpaced all his rivals to take the top two places in the British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Horse of the Year Show Grade C Championship Qualifier at Royal Norfolk.
Thirty-five competitors came forward to face course-designer Michael Bainbridge’s 13-fence 1.35m track with 10 finding all the right answers to gain access to the jump-off.
“The course was good, not a killer in the first round but a good enough height so it wasn’t a rat-race in the jump-off; it was one of the best HOYS Grade C classes I’ve jumped,” said Ronnie.
Ronnie had it all sewn up with Ruth Dowie’s two talented 8-year-olds, flying into the top spot from the front aboard the Tangelo Van De Zuuthoeve x Phin Phin stallion Key West III by 3.71 seconds.
Ronnie brought Kaleche (F One USA x Nassau) into second to give this mare a second HOYS final; the pair are already qualified for the Foxhunter championship.
“I had expected it to be a fast jump-off but fence four caught out a lot and as I was last to go on Kaleche and John Crippen had done a steady clear, I knew I needed to be a little faster to be first and second,” said Ronnie. “I did just one turn and she’s an old pro at a jump-off now and we got it.”
It isn’t the first time these two horses have taken the top two in a prestigious class – two years ago, the result was reversed in the Big Star 6-year-old with Kaleche in the top spot and Key West second.
“He [Key West] has grown up in Kaleche’s shadow but he had good results on the Spanish Sunshine Tour early in the year, and it all clicked when jumping a few medium tour world ranking classes. He’s careful and has taken time but I think he’ll have a great future – it’s so nice to be able to produce them as youngsters,” said Ronnie, who had a foal by Key West born last week.
“She’s a lovely filly and we have another due in August.”
John Crippen claimed the third and final qualifying spot on the 7-year-old Bennys Kelly (Tullibards Bennys Legacy x Harlequin Du Carel).
Royal Norfolk Show – Wednesday, 28 June 2023
British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Horse of the Year Show Grade C Championship Qualifier
1st Ronnie Jones & Key West III – 0/0 - 43.10 seconds
2nd Ronnie Jones & Kaleche – 0/0 - 46.81 seconds
3rd John Crippen & Bennys Kelly – 0/0 - 47.71 seconds
NB: Qualifications pending official grading of results.
Image: Top Shots Photography
British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet:
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