Horse & Hound – 01 August 2019

1 August 2019Horse& Hound 71

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by

Julia

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SAVILLSFRICKLEY PARK (1)

25-28 July

SavillsFrickleyPark(1),S Yorks

JEMIMASTRATTONledthe

south-westtoa teamwininthe

Heck!FoodsCCIJ2*-L,aswell

astakingtheindividualtitle.

Lyingfourthgoingintothefinal

showjumpingonGlobalH,she

kepta coolheadtogoclearand

takethehonours,afterthephase

provedinfluentialwithonlyseven

leavingalltherailsup.

TheFlorencioI nine-year-old

wasbredfordressageandonce

ownedbyCarlHester,where

hewasnicknamed“HarryThe

Bolter”,beforeHollyWoodhead

tookthereins.Jemimatookon

theridea yearagoandcredits

Hollyforhersuccess.

“It’smyfirst-everwin—it feels

likeI’vebeensecondforever,”said

anemotionalJemima.“Iwentto

Holly’sfora four-daybootcamp

lastweekandshetoldmehowto

ridehim,soit’sdowntoher.”

Thepairbeganwitha smart

dressageof25.8,andaddedjust

sixtime-penaltiesacrosscountry

whenfewmadethetimeoverthe

rain-soakedground.

“Hewasn’tlisteningtome

whenwesetout,butbyhalfwayhe

waswithmeandwasawesome,”

addedJemima.

Team-matesEllieFredericks

(Mandorior)infourthplace,

PollyMuirhead(Catherstone

Definitive)insixthandAlice

Procter(ImperialTrump)in16th

deliveredtheteamwin.

GeorginaHerrling,a pony

Europeanindividualgoldand

teamsilvermedallistin2017,was

just0.3ofa penaltybehindto

takesecondonKilpatrickKnight,

aformerfour-starmountof

AustinO’Connor,ownedby

WendieFoster.

Georgina,16,hasjustfinished

herGCSEsandis aimingatjunior

selectionnextyear.

“I’vehadhimsinceFebruary

andhavebeengettingtoknow

him.Hetooka bitofa flyeratthe

doubleofbrushesanddefinitely

helpedmeout,”shesaid.

InthirdwasTomBird,only0.4

of a penalty behind, on his own

JemimaStratton

stepsuptoclaim

herfirstvictory,

whileLeiliaPaske

issurprisedto

head her class

andDavidKerry’sRebelRhyme,a

Yeatsnine-year-old,whohasgone

fromBE100tointermediatein

twoseasons.

“Hehelpedmeoutatthefirst

wateronthecross-countryand

wasfast,”saidTom.“Hewasa

realhandfulintheshowjumping

warm-up,butI wasn’tnervousas

I couldseeeveryonehavingpoles,

andthenhewentclear.Hewas

hereinthenationalBE100last

yearandhadthreestops, so he’s

comea longway.”

‘HEPULLEDITOFF’

LEILIAPASKEtookthe

honoursintheCCIYR2*-Lwith

Fernhill First Friend, who has

hadanerraticseason,withtwo

eliminationscross-country,but

ledherefrompillartopost.

“Ijustwantedhimtocome

hereandhavea happytime

andbeconfident,andheexceeded

allmyexpectationscross-country,”

saidLeilia,a Europeanjunior

medallistwithBillyMcFee.

“Althoughhestillfeltnervous

goingintotheshowjumping,he

pulledit off.”

SerenaKullichonCafreFirst

Melodywasinsecond,addingjust

4.8time-penaltiestoherdressage

scoreandleavingthecoloured

polesup.

Itwasonlythethirdevent

Serenahascontestedwith

themare,asshehasbeen

concentratingonherA levels.

“I got her at the end of last

ByHELENSCOTT

Stratton scores first win

RESULTS

CCIJ2*-L.—1, GlobalH(JStratton)

25.8.6,0=31.8;2,KilpatrickKnight(G

Herrling)26.5,5.6,0=32.1;3,RebelRhyme

(TBird)32.1,0.4,0=32.5.CCIYR2*-L.—

1, FernhillFirstFriend(LPaske)

26.5,3.6,0=30.1;2,CafreFirstMelody(S

Kullich)31,4.8,0=35.8;3,MoangariffDuke

(JCorser)28.9,4,4=36.9.teams.—1,

SouthWest;2,Central;3,EastMidands.

BE100u18champs.—1, KillacoranBlue

(KHale)29.3,0,0=29.3;2,TorboyAbbey

(PWallis)29.6,0,0=29.6;3,Delhurens

UpseyDaisy(I Kirk)29.8,0,0=29.8.

teams.—1, SouthWest;2,SouthEast;

3,Northern.IN.—1, GreyFinnsky(A

Farrar-Fry)25.7,0,9.6=35.3;2,LintonII (J

Cantrill)32.7,0,6=38.7;3,TheArtistAlmost

Famous(PWard)29.1,2,9.2=40.3.novsec

R.—1, BenedictDaltonRadau(AMackley)

33.3,8,2=43.3;2,HalloQualityPenny(L

Hattersley)35.5,4,6=45.5;3,PlayingThe

Game(I Nichols)37.8,4,6.8=48.6.sec

S.—1, JackAss(HCoy)25.3,3,18.4=46.7;

2,CheekyChilliCharli(DMegson)

32.3,5,10=47.3;3,AdaraJames(I Nichols)

35.3,1,12.4=48.7.BE105.—1, Diancara

VDL(LAnderson)32,0,6=38;2,Trent

RedMexico(KBroatch)33.8,0,6.4=40.2;

3,KingPingu(BDyson)33.3,4,6.8=44.1.

BE100open.—1, BorderBay(VBriggs)

29.3,0,1.6=30.9;2,StarholmeAmberleigh

(HHoward)31.3,0,0=31.3;3,Feeling(S

Molyneux)31.5,0,0=31.5.BE100secD.—1,

PenpontShowgirl(SPlatt)30,0,0=30;

2,Innovania(DMegson)28.3,4,0=32.3;

AshdaleSkysTheLimit(LBlythe)

32.8,0,0=32.8.secE.—1, CauntonFirst

Class(MWright)26.5,0,0=26.5;2,Mary

S (SOliver)29.5,0,1.2=30.7;3,Lowmoor

AnotherHero(TBrown)32.5,0,0=32.5.sec

K.—1, DecantersKingGeorgeV (LBurton)

27.3,0,1.2=28.5;2,KildrominVanPersi

(SWaite)31.3,0,5.6=36.9;3,Stanhopes

TravellingMan(EClarke)27.5,8,3.2=38.7.

secL.—1, BriansBest(BHumphries)

29,4,7.2=40.2;2,Poseidon(GCongreve)

29.8,8,3.2=41;3,CraftyWizard(H

Urquhart)34.3,4,5.2=43.5.BE90secG.—

1, StarholmeLimitedEditionVII(HHoward)

26.3,0,0=26.3;2,DynamoH(EClark)

29.3,0,0=29.3;3,FourHumour(VGarner)

33.8,0,0=33.8.secH.—1, Birchwood

Butterfly (JKavanagh)24.5,0,1.6=26.1;2,

AnnaghmoreLad(ASmith)26.5,0,0=26.5;

3,I AmDennisTheMenace(CChapman)

21.8,5,2=28.8.secM.—1, WillowayCourt

Jester(SBebbington)33.3,0,0=33.3;

2,BelviewBobby(KStephens-Grandy)

30,4,0=34;3,HighOffleySunnorasBaby

(GOakley)36.3,0,0=36.3.secN.—1,

OpalsFantasy(JDickson)30.3,0,0.8=31.1;

2,TemplepatrickShowman(LBurton)

27.5,4,0=31.5;3,HiddenTalentIII(S

Germany)32.8,0,0=32.8.secO.—1,

Ambrosiano(HHoward)29.8,0,0=29.8;

2,SilverEndeavour(AVanDenHeever)

26.3,4,0=30.3;3,FellaII (KPollock)

31.8,0,7.2=39.BE80(T)secI.—1, Welton

Artemis(EMurphy)27.3,0,0=27.3;2,

TinkasSecret(ELeslie)31.3,0.1.2=32.5;

3,FrostyTheSnowman(OProctor)

32.8,0,0=32.8.secJ.—1, Stormhill

Starlight(HElston)23.8,0,0=23.8;2,Dew

West(SKay)28,0,2.4=30.4;3,CityOf

Angels(AHarris)27.5,4,0=31.5.

year,andshe’dbeenproducedby

GretaMason.HollyWoodhead

hasbeenridingherthisseason

asI’mdeterminedtobea vetand

havetogetgoodgrades,but

she’sa greatjumper,”saidSerena,

whojumpedthemareover

1.40mtowinthebareback

puissanceatBuryFarmearlierin

theyear.Shetookbackthereins

inJulyandis nowhavinga gap

yeartoevent.

Lyingsecondgoinginto

theshowjumping,JessCorner

droppedonerailtofinishthird

withMoangarriffDuke.

Therewasmuchpraiseforthe

organisersandCharlieWarde

Aldham,whohashostedthis

championshipfora numberof

years.ItmovestoBishopBurton

College next year.H&H

‘Hewasawesome,’says

CCIJ2*-LvictorJemima

Strattonofherpartner,

ex-dressage horse Global H