Great Scott! Michaela wins Winter B&C Final at Hickstead
Thursday 25 July 2024
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Michaela Scott secured the win in the British Showjumping Winter Grades B & C Championship yesterday at the Agria Royal International Horse Show, riding the scopey eight-year-old Eddie G Z.
Six combinations made it through to the jump-off, but none could match Michaela’s time of 40.29 seconds. Runners-up Douglas Duffin and Millfield Chacolatte were the closest, crossing the finish in 42.85 seconds.
Michaela is a former stable jockey to the late Tim Stockdale, and now runs her own Foxhill Sport Horses in Northamptonshire. It wasn’t Michaela's first experience of an International Arena win, as she previously won the Winter Novice title here in 2018 with Stellar Skylight. She came close to making it a double with Eddie G Z 12 months ago only to finish in second place, so she was relieved to go one better today.
“I was just beaten by the last rider to go last year, and it felt like it might be the same this time as I know Emma Crawford is really quick, she could have easily pipped me,” explained Michaela.
She describes Eddie G Z as ‘one of the best horses I’ve ridden’, and the pair have already picked up a qualifying ticket for the Foxhunter Final at HOYS. “I am not going to lie, when he was four I thought he was nice, but not as good as he turned out to be. Out of all of there horses I’ve ridden, he’s right up there. He’s pretty special, and hopefully he’ll keep proving it.”
Image: Boots and Hooves Photography
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