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EVENT REPORTS
ESSEX’S JACK NICKLIN SCOOPS THE SEIB WINTER NOVICE QUALIFIER AT FELBRIDGE SHOWGROUND
RONNIE JONES LANDS THE BRITISH HORSE FEEDS SPEEDI-BEET HOYS GRADE C QUALIFIER
Friday 14th May
Saturday 29th May
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ertfordshire County Show played host to the first British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifiers of the season, and it was Ronnie Jones from Dunmow, Essex who took home the honour riding Ruth Dowie’s Interstar B. Course designer Peter Gillespie set a challenging test from the outset when only ten of the sixty-six initial starting combinations managed to produce a clear round for a spot in the jump off. Ronnie steered the 8-year-old dark bay gelding into the top spot when crossing the finish line in 35.43 seconds.
elbridge Showground played host to an SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier which took place on Friday 14th May, and it was Jack Nicklin from Ongar, Essex who scooped the red rosette with Diamante III, a 7 year-old mare owned by Joely Parradine. From a competitive class of sixty-seven a whopping thirty eight made it through to the jump off, leaving it wide open as to who would take the win. With a show of speed and accuracy Jack steered Diamante II in to first place with a lightening fast double clear in 30.20 seconds. Second was Allana Clutterbuck and Etoile Du Bary.
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ESSEX’S LORRAINE LOCK SCOOPS THE WIN Saturday 29th May
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he Equissage Pulse Senior British Novice Second Round held at Norfolk Showjumping Club was won by Lorraine Lock from Brentwood, Essex who produced a triple clear riding her own Billy Gobi. With a field of determined riders, the first two rounds were closely contested with just eight combinations making it through to the final jump off. With lightning fast round, Lorraine steered her 5year- old grey mare to a triple clear in just 47.93 seconds.
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TAMSIN DREW CLAIMS TOP SPOT Sunday 30th May
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ith a solid triple clear Tamsin Drew from Buntingford became the winner of the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Norfolk Showjumping Club riding her 8-year-old bay mare, Isn’t it Special. Seven combinations produced two clear rounds for a spot in the final jump off. Tamsin went on to jump Isn’t It Special around the track in 51.08 seconds to become the fastest treble clears of the day.
