Sinead Cox secures the win in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at The Harbro Scottish Home Pony
Tuesday 24 July 2018
A delighted Sinead Cox secured her Horse of the Year Show pass with victory in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at The Harbro Scottish Home Pony at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre with Lislan Cruising Lady.
Thirty-eight initially bid for the two Horse of the Year Show tickets on offer with these reduced to twenty over course-designer Mark McGowan’s 12-fence track and an eventual 10 making it through to the final, hotly-contended jump-off.
The day belonged to Isle of Man based Sinead and her mother Valerie Cox’s Irish-bred 9-year-old mare Lislan Cruising Lady as the pair cruised into the top spot to win by the narrow margin of 0.10 seconds.
Megan Stanley eased another Irish-bred 9-year-old, Caroline Stanley’s Ardwholihane Bouncer into second to take the final Horse of the Year Show ticket.
Riders placed third to fifth gained the chance to compete in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships and another chance to qualify for HOYS.
The Harbro Scottish Home Pony – Sunday 22nd July 2018
Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round
1st Sinead Cox & Lislan Cruising Lady – 0/0/0 - 36.81 seconds
2nd Megan Stanley & Ardwholihane Bouncer – 0/0/0 - 36.91 seconds
3rd Ava Vernon & Lisboy Diamond Delight – 0/0/0 - 39.07 seconds
4th Rachel Proudley & Family Affaer II – 0/0/4 - 35.96 seconds
5th Molly Potts Fowles & Champs Palace – 0/0/4 - 37.61 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending grading of results.
The Horse of the Year Show 2018 will take place from the 3rd – 7th October at Birmingham’s NEC. The British Showjumping National Championships 2018 will take place during the 7th – 12th August at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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