Max Routledge scoops Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round win at Addington Manor
Wednesday 19 July 2017
Competing against a whopping 108 starters in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckingham, Max Routledge scooped a first place finish with a treble clear performance.
With just two qualification places on offer for the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship Final, which will be held during this October’s Horse of the Year Show, each and every rider had high hopes as the class unfolded. Following two technical rounds, just five combinations were left to battle in the final jump off.
Making the journey from Godalming, Surrey, Max Routledge scooped a first place finish on board Centos Girl, a 7 year-old brown mare owned by the Sport Horse Centre Stud. This combination finished off their winning performance by leaving all the poles in place to post a treble clear in 45.04 seconds.
With the final treble clear of the class Nicole Pavitt from Crawley, West Sussex secured second place riding Diane Mindel’s 6 year-old grey gelding, Newtonhill Monaco. This partnership put in a strong challenge with a clear round in 46.44 seconds.
The riders and horses that finished in third to fifth took home the chance to compete in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships.
Addington Manor Equestrian Centre – Friday 14th July 2017
Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round
1st Max Routledge & Centos Girl – 0/0/0 – 45.04seconds
2nd Nicole Pavitt & Newtonhill Monaco – 0/0/0 – 46.44 seconds
3rd Bryony Ward & Figaro VII – 0/0/4 – 52.38 seconds
4th Emma Crawford & Ferragamo L – 0/0/4 – 55.01 seconds
5th Michael Fursedonn & Nirvana Vant Vossenhof Z – 0/0/12 – 45.68 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending grading of results.
The Horse of the Year Show 2017 will take place from the 4th – 8th October at Birmingham’s NEC. The British Showjumping National Championships 2016 will take place during the 8th – 13th August at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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