Horsham’s Hannah takes Harcour win
Saturday 22 June 2019
Horsham-based Hannah Tiley took top honours in the Harcour Hickstead Amateur Championship on Saturday of the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting
Hannah claimed the £500 top prize after an impressively quick 30.66 second clear round with the eleven-year-old Amaryllis III. Her fast time allowed her to edge into the lead, just 0.28 seconds ahead of second-placed Heidi Sellar and Posh Totty.
It was a first win in the famous Longines International Arena for Tiley, who is a regular at the Sussex venue. “I’ve been second here twice, so to actually win is amazing,” she says.
Her long-awaited victory comes aboard a horse she’s produced through the grades herself – after a growth spurt ruled her out of pony classes. “I actually jumped Amaryllis in pony classes as a four-year-old, and then she grew quite a bit!” explains Tiley.
The Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting takes place from 20-23 June at Hickstead in West Sussex. With international showjumping alongside national competition, showing championships and scurry driving, it is one of the biggest shows in Great Britain.
Image courtesy of Spidge Photography
