44 Horse& Hound8 August 2019
PicturebySilverhill WebdesignandPhotographyEVENTINGOneAshfordHospitalChilham
Castle(2),KentA LATEentryprovedworthwhile
whenClaireFieldingscoredher
firstinternationalwinintheOne
AshfordHospitalCCI2*-Swith
FernandoIV.Clairehasbeen
riding10-year-old“Nando”for
twoyearsforPaulaandDavid
Evans,whoalsoownAndrew
Hoy’stophorseVassilyDeLassos.
Thehorsewasintendedforthe
couple’sdaughterGeorgie.
“Thingsdidn’tgotoplan,so
I tookhimonandhe’sexciting,”
saidClaire.“HeranatTattersalls
inthetwo-starlongandhas
comebacka differenthorse—a
lotmoreconfidentandreally
buzzing,whichis brilliant.”
Nandowasthelasttogoin
thedressage,inpouringrain.
“Ireallyattackedandhedida
lovely test, although with a coupleClaireFieldingplaysa blindertoscorea double victory, despite the weatherofmistakes,”saidClaire.
Thepairwerefourthovernight
andaddednothingtotheir30.2
first-phasemark.Clairescoreda
winningdoubleasshealsotooka
BE90withWalkInThePark.
JenniferRowlinsonledthe
two-stardressageon27.3on
ComeAlongSpringtime,but
droppeddowntheorderwithfour
faultsintheshowjumpingand
4.8time-penaltiesacrosscountry.
France’sGaspardMaksudclaimed
secondandthirdwithCadoLouvo
andMasterUtah.
ThiswasChilham’slastyear
hostinganinternationalclass,
butorganiserAliFerryhopesto
continueusingthe“stunning”
internationaldressagesiteinfront
ofthecastlefornational sections
from 2020.H&HByPIPPAROOMEA first for FieldingRESULTSCCI2*-S.—1, FernandoIV(CFielding)
30.2,0,0=30.2;2,CadoLouvo(GMaksud)
30.8,0,0=30.8;3,MasterUtah(GMaksud)
28.3,4,0=32.3.ON.—1, Coroyale(S
Bullimore)23,0,0=23;2,RinwoodCooley
(EBaldwin)25.8,0,0.8=26.6;3,Ranger
Wing(AHilton)30.5,0,0=30.5.nov.—1,
ZaragozaII (GMaksud)24,0,0=24;2,
Splendix(JThompson)25,2,0=27;3,Cooley
Vacation(DColbourne)23.5,0,4.8=28.3.
BE100plus.—1, TemplarJuno(KPreston)
28.5,0,0=28.5;2,TheHornblower(I Hewitt)
31.8,0,0=31.8;3,DjangoUntrained(L
Westaway)33.3,0,0=33.3.BE100open.—1,
FuneD OrMr(EBaldwin)20.8,0,2.4=23.2;
2,CyberRocket(CBull)23.8,0,0=23.8;3,
Dinero(LGeary)22.8,0,2.4=25.2.BE100
secN.—1, TaurmoreBuster(DHills)
26,0,2.6=27.6;2,DreamworksDesire(A
Otway)24.3,4,0=28.3;3,FindonFlapjack(D
Tenchio)25,4,0=29.secO.—1, Burntwood
Sorrel(SSweeney)27.5,0,0=27.5;2,
WhitemoorsFirstFlight(KLawrence)
27.8,0,0=27.8;3,ThreeChimneysGraffiti (C
Kruger)29,0,0.4=29.4.5yo.—1, JaguarSF
(NLawrence)30.5,0,0=30.5;2,Speedwell
(GStrang)30.8,0,0=30.8;3,Jozikara(M
Faulkner)30.8,0,1.2=32.BE90open.—1,
WoodfieldGold(MJoannides)27.5,0,0=27.5;
2,HermosaBella(I Hooley)27,0,0.8=27.8;3,Jacksonlyn(EMayes)30.3,1,0=31.3.
BE90secA.—1, LoughDergJoe(JWilks)
30.5,0,0=30.5;2,MillieXIII(MAbbott)
31.5,0,0=31.5;3,TrojanOdyssey(JTarrant)
31.8,0,0=31.8.secB.—1, Fronerthig
Bendigeidfran(BCole)27.5,0,0=27.5;2,
LiskyBrook(TCole)28,0,0=28;3,Merlin
Mix(KLawrence)29,0,0=29.secC.—1,
OliverOfSky(KHayward)25.5,0,0=25.5;
2,CoolooneyGurteen(EvanPraagh)
23.5,4,0=27.5;3,BillyElliotIV(KStaples)
27,0,1.2=28.2.secD.—1, WalkInThePark
(CFielding)25.3,0,0=25.3;2,HankWilliams
(NBenson)28,0,0=28;3,TullaLady(ERoss)
29.8,0,0=29.8.4yo.—1, JazzQuartet(A
James)32,0,0=36;2,SaysAll(MMorgan)
33.5,4,0=37.5;3,BallinglenCodasLast(K
Prowse)34.3,6,0=40.3.BE80(T)RF.—1,
OutwardBound(MPeries)26.5,0,0.4=26.9;
2,LetterloughKingHector(SBellamy)
30.3,0,0=30.3;3eq,ObiDazzled(FJarvis)
& JosieJump(MSavage)30.3,0,0=30.3.
BE80(T)secF.—1, Rhomantic(SAshwell)
21.5,0,1.6=23.1;2,ShanboBasil(KStaples)
20.8,0,5.6=26.4;3,RathmaniaHope(RHill)
28.3,0,0.8=29.1.secG.—1, CulmoreFrank
(BPriest)29.5,0,0.4=29.9;2,Rathnageera
CasinoRoyal(RBell)34.5,0,0.8=35.3;3,
LoganleaIrco(CTappenden)35.5,0,2=37.5.
secH.—1, LongstoneRoyalMessiah(E
Denton)25.3,0,0=25.3;2 DominoIII(A
Currie)30.3,4,0=34.3;3,Guus(VDavis)
32.8,0,2.4=35.2.ONEASHFORDHOSPITAL
CHILHAMCASTLE (2)
28-29 JulyClaireFieldingtops
theCCI2*-Swiththe
‘exciting’ Fernando IVRESULTSBritishopenchamp.—1, ClassicMoet
(JPrice)27.6,4,4=35.6;2,ShadowMan
II (BHobday)26.2,0,11.6=37.8;3,Proud
Courage(NLucey)34.4,0,6.4=40.8.
intchamp.—1, DreamawayII (T
McEwen)27.2,0,8.4=35.6;2,Red
Kite(HMeade)27.2,4,10.8=42;
3,VeryGoodTempo(TRowland)
30.1,0,13.6=43.7.novchamp.—1,
BrotherBertie(FWhittington)
30.2,0,0=30.2;2,Grafennacht(WFox-Pitt)28.3,0,2.8=31.1;3,Gebaliaretto
(VPanizzon)29.4,0,4.8=34.2.RoR/
NTFchamp.—1, DavidCricket(TCook)
28.5,0,0=28.5;2,HighlandPatriot(J
Amos)31.5,0,1.2=32.7;3,WatergateBay
(HColderick)32.3,0,2=34.3.Corinthian
Cup.—1, SingingUsk(SDavies)
26.3,4,0=30.3;2,RhodeIsland 19 (A
Stillwell)31.1,0,0=31.1;3,Handsome(S
Byford)32.1,0,0=32.1.adv.—1, Majas
Hope(PFunnell)27.9,0,14.8=42.7;
2,ZebedeeIX(AHarrison)
39.5,0,11.2=50.7;3,ShadowPuppet(E
Hobday)37.6,4,12.8=54.4.supporters,JaneLawson,Jim
Chromiak,BridgetBiddlecombe
andSarahPelham,Tinahopes
he’llbeabletocontesttheseven-
year-oldchampionshipatLeLion.
Runner-upwasanother
smartlybredhorse,Highland
Patriot,byPursuitOfLove,with
JodieAmos.OwnedbyAnnabelle
Galt,the14-year-oldis currently
competingatopenintermediate.EUROSRESERVEWINS
PIPPAFUNNELLledGatcombe’s
advancedclassfrompillartopost
onherEuropeanChampionship
reserve,herownandMarek
Sebestak’sMajasHope.
“Hisdressageis a lotbetter
now,”Pippareflected.“I’vehada
lovelyweekend;allthreeofmy
ridesherehavefeltsuper.”
Second was Ashley Harrison,26,onherownZebedeeIX.The
pairareFestivalregulars,having
twicecompetedintheCorinthian
cup,andlastyearinthe
intermediatechampionship.But
thiswasAshley’sfirstadvancedof
theyear,havinghadeightweeks
offwitha brokenleg.
“Iwassecondlastbeforecross-
country,butspeedis hisforte
—hismotherwasa racehorse,”
saidAshley.
Completinganexcellent
dayfortheHobdays,Ben’s
wifeEmmarecordedherbest
advancedresulttodateinthird
withherownShadowPuppet,
despitea stickymomentatthe
LandRoverFolly.
“Hereallyhelpedmeoutafter
I madea baddecisionthere,”said
Emma.“It’sbeena goodday;
worth the 7½-hour trip!”H&H‘Iwalkedthecoursethreetimes’:preparationpaysoffforSaskia
Davies, 24, as she clinches the Corinthian cup with Singing Usk‘Thiswasoneofmybestroundsonhim’:NicholasLuceyandProud
Courage finish third in Gatcombe’s British open championshipMAGICMILLIONSFESTIVAL
OFBRITISH EVENTING
2-4 August