Horse & Hound – 01 August 2019

72 Horse& Hound1 August 2019

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EVENTING

WHITEHEAD

VIZARDWILTON

27-28 July

WhiteheadVizard Wilton,

Wiltshire

JUST 10 daysaftertyingtheknot,

AliceDunsdonfoundherselfwith

anexcusetopopa champagne

corkfora differentreason—

victoryintheopenintermediate

(OI)aboardSamboIII.

“Yes,thisis myhoneymoon,”

laughedtheseniormasterof

theSurreyUnion.“Andno,my

husbandisn’there.He’sstayed

athometolookaftertheother

horses.Theplanis togoawayin

thewinter.DaveandI havebeen

togetherforsevenyearsandhe

knowsthateventingcomesfirst.”

SamboIIIis home-bred,by

Alice’smother,Sarah.

“It’sMum’sbirthdaytoday,so

thisis a greatpresent,”continued

Alice,whohadbroughtthe

14-year-oldbyJumbotoWilton

fora confidenceboosterprior

toHartpuryandaftera parting

ofthewayswhilecontesting

Bramham’sCCI4*-LinJune.

“Lastyearwewereona couple

of Nations Cup teams, and that

AliceDunsdon

incorporates

winningat

Wiltonintoher

‘honeymoon’,

whilea oncetricky

maresecuresan

intermediate

ByJULIEHARDING

Newlywed nets the bride’s slot

MARESUPPLEMENTMAKES

WINNERRIDEABLE

MONMOUTH-basedCharlotteArmstrongwasinnodoubtthatshe

owedherwininintermediatesectionI toNAFOestress,a product

hermare,ChateauD YquemZ,hasbeentakingsince2016.

“Shewouldshakeherheadandrearduringdressagetests.

She’ssomuchmorerideablenow,”saidCharlotteofthegreywhois

usedbyNAFinitsOestressadverts.

Butif thenine-year-oldhorsehadtoovercomedifficultiesen

routetovictory,sohasherpilot,withCharlottebreakinghertibia

andfibiaina fallfroma client’shorseinherschoolinApril,andonly

returningtothesaddlenineweeksago.

“My physioandsponsorFionaGreavesofForestPhysiotherapy

hasbeenbrilliant,”addedthefull-timeriderwhoruns

ArmstrongEquine.“I alsoowemywintomypartner,

Katie,whotoldmetokickonacrosscountry.I’mnever

normallyquickenough,butI putmy foot down today. I

thought the going was great.”

IOWEIT

TO...

RESULTS

OI.—1, SamboIII(ADunsdon)

24.6,0,6.8=31.4;2,QuantanamoZ (S

Jenman)29.1,2,5.2=36.3;3,Trefeinon

Sovereign(EChamings)33.2,0,3.2=36.4.

intsecH.—1, HighwayII (BInnesKer)

27.3,0,0=27.3;2,Euphorie(LMonachesi)

24.8,4,0.8=29.6;3,ShinyRoseZ (L

Bradstock)31.4,1,0.4=32.8.secI.—1,

ChateauD YquemZ (CArmstrong)

30.9,0,0=30.9;2,DukeOfChampions

(DJocelyn)30,1,1.6=32.6;3,CuillanHills

(GNardilli)30,4,0=34.ON.—1, HHS

LeacourtCavalier(CRowe)26.5,0,0=26.5;

2,MillhollowClassic(CAndrews)

27.5,0,0=27.5;3,LeacourtTouchOfClover

(CRowe)27.8,0,0=27.8.novsecB.—1,

Jefferson 18 (CBurton)14.5,0,1.2=15.7;2,

HocusPocusIV(AHolman)26.5,0,0=26.5;

3,HarolaZ (JHobbs)25.8,0,3.2=29.

secC.—1, KiltownSherlock(CBurton)

27.3,0,0=27.3;2,AnnaghmoreValoner

(SGriffiths)29.5,0,0=29.5;3,Harlassimo

(HWoodhead)29.8,0,0=29.8.secK.—1,

ActionIV(SSeymour)27.8,0,0=27.8;2,

JumbosStar(LNile)27.5,4,4=35.5;3,

SevenOfDiamonds(JPinkney)36,0,0=36.

secL.—1, Irreplaceable(MWinter)

27.5,0,2.4=29.9;2,RosthwaiteMykonos

(MPenfound)26.5,4,0=30.5;3,Gold

FlameGuy(SHolmes)30.5,0,0.4=30.9.

BE100plus.—1, RubinsLegacy(S

Smith)28.5,0,0=28.5;2,Hammilton

(ABragg)30.5,0,0=30.5;3,Diamond

Showtime(CFelton)31.3,0,0=31.3.

BE100open.—1, MarstonparkLupina(B

May)23,0,0.8=23.8;2,ChaseTheArtist

(HChase)29.5,0,0=29.5;3,Standlynch

Accolade(SWay)29.8,0,0=29.8.BE100

secF.—1, TeoVanHetTrichelhof(E

Townend)30,0,0=30;2,WhisperIV(E

Hatch)27,4,0=31;3,TygerTyger(REvans)

35,0,0.8=35.8.secG.—1, ViolaA Ciocche

(LPellicoro)26,0,4.8=30.8;2,NPSGemini

(CRowe)31.8,0,0=31.8;3,CHFArchie(G

Howe)31,4,0=35.secM.—1, OopsyDaisy

(ADarby)24.8,0,0.4=25.2;2,DoloresII (L

Stokoe)25.3,0,0=25.3;3,Sannanvalley

Kingdom(JYate)27.5,0,0=27.5.secN.—1,

Continuum(DBritnell)22.5,2,0.8=25.3;

2,DarmaniDuBoisEbene(TCrewes)

27.8,0,0=27.8;3,AdvanceToGo(C

Oldham)29.8,1,0=30.8.

wastheaimthisyear,butafter

Bramhamhisrecordwasn’tgood

enough,sowe’rehopingtorectify

that,”saidAlice.

SophieJenmanand

QuantanamoZ finishedsecond.

HANGINGRAILDRAMA

ALTHOUGHmistakeswerefairly

wellspreadaroundorganiserand

course-designerAnthonyFfooks’

19-obstaclecross-countrycourse,

themajorityoccurredatfence14a,

thehangingrailtowater,where

eighthorsesfromacrossthe

threeintermediatelevelsections

scupperedanyhopestheymay

haveharbouredofa rosette.

PathfinderMillieWebb’s

unseatingfromShannondale

Codissignalledthatthefence

mightbetricky,whileZara

Tindall’sGladstonetriggered

theMIMpinwitha backlegand

prompteda shortholdoncourse.

“IthoughtI’dcreateda

monsterinitiallywhenthefirst

threehorseshadproblemsthere,”

saidAnthony,whoseteamhad

workedtirelesslytoaerovateall

areas,fromthewarm-upstothe

showjumpingandcross-country

tracks.However,theywere

nonplussedby 30 withdrawals,

mainlyfromSaturday’sBE100

andnovicesections.

“Peoplewerestatingthat

thegroundwasrockhardwhen

they’veneverevenbeenhere.

That’sridiculousandI’veno

doubtsocialmediais toblame,”

saidAnthony.

BellaInnesKerandHighway

IIfinishedtopinintermediate

sectionH,inpartthanksto

passingthecross-countryfinish

flagswithinthe6min4sec

optimumtimeandrecording

oneofonlythreedressagescore

Alice Dunsdon adds a polished OI victory to Sambo III’s record completions at the level.H&H