Ryan Page Secures First Place in the SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier at Solihull Riding Club
Monday 06 February 2023
Solihull Riding Club played host to the penultimate SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier on Sunday, 5 February 2023 and it was Ryan Page, from Yarnfield, Staffordshire, riding Zoe Snedker’s My Sweet Heart CL who secured the win.
With only two qualifying places on offer for the Championship Final at the Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead, West Sussex in the summer, 23 competitors came forward to contest for their spot at one of the UK’s most prestigious horse shows.
Proof of the level of talent in the class was evident as over half the field made light work of David Cole’s 1.10m track, bringing forward 13 starters to compete against the clock in the jump off.
Six combinations faultlessly navigated around the jump off course, but it was Ryan Page, piloting the six-year-old grey mare, My Sweet Heart CL, who, with the benefit of a late draw, knew what he needed to do in order to claim the victory. The combination flew to the final fence, crossing the finish line 0.73 seconds ahead of his opponents, clocking a time of 36.20 seconds.
Solihull Riding Club – Sunday, 5 February 2023
SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier
1st place – Ryan Page & My Sweet Heart CL – 0/0 – 36.20 seconds
2nd place – Jenna Palmer-Evans & Ciao Bella Z – 0/0 – 36.93 seconds
3rd place – Danielle Nicola Perez &Rookie VD Donkhoeve – 0/0 – 38.35 seconds
Find the full results here.
Image credit: 1st Class Images
NB: Results pending official grading.
The SEIB Winter Novice Championship is a popular series made up of ten national qualifying rounds which are held ahead of the Championship Final, which will once again be run during the prestigious Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (25 - 30 July 2023). For more details, visit Hickstead.co.uk
