68 Horse&Hound8 August 2019
Pictures by Richard Weller-Poley
SHOWING
RYEDALE
30 July
Ryedale,WelburnPark,N Yorks
CHARLESLEMOIGNAN
notcheduphissixthhunter
titleherewhenlandingthe
championshipforthesecond
yearrunningontheBinks
family’ssmallhunterBrookdale
Masterpiece(Boris).
“Todayis certainlyoneto
remember,andatourfavourite
show,too’’,enthusedPauline
Binks(néeAppleyard)whosefirst
majorwinnerStateVisitwonthe
Wembleycrownwaybackin1968.
“BoriswasbredinCo.Armargh
by Sam Mitchell and is one of
Asmallhunterreignsoverlargerrivals,while a former
HOYS winner bookshisreturntothefinal
threebayIrish-bredsmallhunters
wehaveonthecircuit—ridden
bymydaughterHannahand
Charles—whichcausesnoendof
confusionfromtheringside.’’
JanetCope,whojudged
withAlwynFradley,said:“The
championandreservecame
fromthestrongestclassesand
ourchampionis a rarity.Heis a
truestampofa smallhunter.He
remindedmeofVinToulson’s
legendarySportingPrint.Sadly,
the middleweight winner and
eventualreservechampiondid
notgallopwhenit matteredand
handedthechampionshiptothe
smallwinnerona plate.’’
ThereservewasDebbie
Harrod’sArkanseven-year-old
geldingSVSCamelot(Kirstine
Douglas).
TeamJerram-Hunnablemade
anothersuccessfultripherefrom
theirEssexbase,winningboththe
lightandheavyweightdivisions
withtwoIrish-bredfive-year-olds.
Katieshowedherown
KilmastulaTrumpCard.
“Hehasbeena greathorseto
get me back in the ring — he looks
BySTUARTHOLLINGS
Masterpiece performs abov
afterme,’’sheexplained.
ChrisrodeDianaGibson’s
heavyweightBallycreenApollo,
whohadonlybeenintheiryard
fora month,andtoppledBowland
LuckySlipperandMagnus
Nicolsonfromthetop spot in the
finalreckoning.
TOPHORSESCORES
WITHNEWJOCKEY
ANOTHERnewpartnershipof
LilyRobertsandthe 2017 Horse
oftheYear(HOYS)victorRed
WhySalute(Baloo)cameout
ontopofthe13-strongworking
hunterfield,afterproducingone
ofthreeclearrounds,tocollect
theBirminghamticket.Onlyone
pointbehindwasBeckyCrosbie-
StarlingaboardQualityMack.
“Ourwinnertickedallthe
boxesand,fora bighorse,
hecopedadmirablywiththe
thought-provokingtrack,’’
commentedjudgeTimWiggett.
Alltold,it provedtobea
fortuitousweekfor24-year-old
LilyasBaloowillnowbejoining
hisstablemateErrigGraf,also
NECboundafterheadingthe
workersattheRoyalWelsh.
TheHonMaryHolliday
judgedthehunterbreeding
classesandfoundherchampionin
StevePullan’shome-bredAredis
YorkshireRose,whowaswell
shownbyLizzieRichmond.This
two-year-oldfilly—whoalsotook
championshiphonoursinthe
ClevelandBayring—is bySteve’s
home-bredClevelandBaystallion
ArenaBigBenandoutofformer
CuddywinnerLittleAlice.
HelenWilsonstoodreserve
withAbelAndWillingonhis
seasonaldebut.TheWillowcroft
RegalBronzethree-year-oldis
outofReasonsrhaab(byDerby
winnerErhaab),whowasRyedale
hunterbreeding champion
in 2017.
‘Atruestampofa small
hunter’:theBinksfamily’s
BrookdaleMasterpiece
performsa stellargallop
withCharlesLeMoignan
to take the hunter title
StevePullen’shome-bredAredisYorkshireRosetakesthe hunter
breeding championship, handled by Lizzie Richmond
RedWhySalutenetsa HOYS
ticket with Lily Roberts