Sunday 6th September 2020
The second of our show jumping shows for this season was held on Sunday 9th September. The weather was kind to us and once again we had an incredible amount of pre-entries. As always it was lovely to see regular faces, as well as new ones coming to compete with us for the first time.
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place at all our events, this means that for the moment spectators are not permitted on to the showground. All entries are made online, and so all our competitors are allocated a jumping time for each of their rounds.
The first class of the day was the Starter class. After a few four fault rounds, our first double clear of the day came from Connor Searles and his ride, Norwood Lane. This round was going to be good enough to eventually take second place. Our winning round came shortly afterwards from Aimee Simmonds and her ride, Keelogs Boy, who took the first victory of the day by 3.76 seconds.
Starter Class
1st Aimee Simmonds and Keelogs Boy
2nd Connor Searles and Norwood Lane
With the course walk for the next class completed, we got the second class of the day underway. The first of our double clears came from our previous class winner, Aimme Simmonds and Keelogs Boy. More double clears followed as the class progressed, with the leader board changing all the time. Ella Bayliss and her horse, Rhydsarn Roulette, held the lead for a while with a super quick round. Towards the end of the class was the turn of Ruby Sumner and her ride Silverado. This combination produced a super double clear and came home 0.30 seconds faster than Ella to take the lead. After waiting for a further five riders to jump, they were declared the winners of the Novice class.
Novice Class
1st Ruby Sumner and Silverado
2nd Ella Bayliss and Rhydsarn Roulette
3rd Millie Newton-Hearn and Molly
4th Jessica Smith and Kahlua Lady
5th Sophie Simmonds and Melrose Silver
6th Elizabeth Mcquillan and Caveys Irish Gem
We kicked the afternoon off with the Intermediate class, and it was Kiyah Buist and her horse Kinsky Lucky Lass that gave us our first double clear of the class. This combination held on to the top spot for most of the class. With more double clears coming throughout the class, it was proving that you needed to be accurate and quick if you were going to try and catch Kiyah’s time. As the class progressed it finally became the turn of Grace Wilkinson and her ride, My Silver Snowflake. This combination produced a cracking and quick double clear, beating Kiyah’s time by 1.08 seconds and in doing so taking the top spot in the Intermediate class.
Intermediate Class
1st Grace Wilkinson and My Silver Snowflake
2nd Kiyah Buist and Kinsky Lucky Lass
3rd Jessica Smith and Kahula Lady
4th Millie Newton-Hearn and Molly
5th Natasha Turner and Lux in Tenebris
6th Georgia Brocklesby and Neddy
Our fifth class of the day was the Small Open and again, this class was very well subscribed. The first to go was Lisa Swinden and her horse Daddys Newtown Boy. This pair delivered the first double clear of the class, and they did enough to eventually take third place. As the class progressed it became the turn of Georgina Lewis and her horse, Be Reem. This combination not only produced a lovely double clear but were fast enough to become our Small Open winners.
Small Open
1st Georgina Lewis and Be Reem
2nd Alexa Rule and Caveys Ginger Gem
3rd Lisa Swinden and Daddys Newtown Boy
4th Lucy McCarthy and Dark Secret
5th Grace Wilkinson and My Silver Snowflake
6th Amy Ball and FreeBee Oakley
The last class of the day was the Open. With only one combination reaching the jump off and producing the only double clear, our final winner of the day was Danelle Reynolds and Silver Telling Tales
Open Class
1st Danelle Reynolds and Silver Telling Tales
Congratulations once again to all our deserving winners of the day. Thank you to everyone that came and adhered to the new way of competing. We are very grateful for your support and patience. We look forward to hopefully seeing you all again soon. Our next unaffiliated show jumping show and last one for this season is being held on Sunday 4th October. All entries can be made online via Horse Monkey. Please enter early to avoid disappointment.