Julie Milkins Take Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Round Victories at Sparsholt College
Tuesday 08 September 2015
Congratulations to Julie Milkins & Granita II who took the top spot in the Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round at Sparsholt College and also to Paul Urch & Surprice Boy W who took 12th in the Dodson & Horrell 0.85m National Amateur Second Round at the same show. Qualifying them for Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, which take place at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool during the 18th – 22nd November 2015
The Dodson & Horrell 0.85m and 0.95m National Amateur Second Rounds held at Sparsholt College in Winchester, Hampshire on Saturday proved popular with competitors with fifty-three coming forward for the 0.85m class and thirty-seven for the 0.95m.
The aim for every competitor on Saturday was to qualify for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, which take place at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool during the 18th – 22nd November 2015 and with twelve qualifying places up for grabs in each second round, spectators were treated to a day of fierce competition.
Dodson & Horrell 0.85m National Amateur Second Round
Twenty-seven of the fifty-three initial starters progressed through to the jump off after producing a first round clear and fourteen then went on to deliver a double clear, which left competitors facing a nervous wait as the qualification places were allocated.
The winning round came early on in the jump off and it was produced by 12 year-old Rhiannon Watson from Chessington, Surrey and she partnered Polar Bear II, a 14 year-old grey gelding owned by Keith Tollick. Drawn third to go in jump off, this combination produced their double clear in a time of 36.54 seconds, a time which was to prove unbeatable.
Catherine Osmond Smith from Emsworth, Hampshire secured second with her own 7 year-old piebald Pauldarys Abracadabra. Two quick clear rounds from this combination saw them complete the jump off in 37.30 seconds.
Sophie Kelly from Camberley, Surrey took third place on her own 8 year-old grey mare Silver Bullet after they produced their second foot perfect round in 37.53 seconds.
An additional nine riders also went on to secure their qualification for the Dodson & Horrell 0.85m National Amateur Championship Final.
Sparsholt College - Saturday 5th September 2015
Dodson & Horrell 0.85m National Amateur Second Round Results
1st Rhiannon Watson & Polar Bear II – 0/0 – 36.54 seconds
2nd Catherine Osmond Smith & Pauldarys Abracadabra – 0/0 – 37.30 seconds
3rd Sophie Kelly & Silver Bullet – 0/0 – 37.53 seconds
4th Deeann Smith & Veronique H – 0/0 – 38.28 seconds
5th Rebecca Britton & Onyx De Rouhet – 0/0 – 38.74 seconds
6th Libby Hounslow & Bilwood Tom Putt – 0/0 – 38.80 seconds
7th Abigail Cottingham & Molly Chestnut – 0/0 – 39.31 seconds
8th Francesca Bentley & Dewberry – 0/0 – 39.66 seconds
9th Catherine Osmond Smith & Tolstoi – 0/0 – 40.60 seconds
10th Bex Foster & Ruby Tuesday XII – 0/0 – 41.23 seconds
11th Kevin Peates & Killagriff Lyncruise Lou – 0/0 – 43.78 seconds
12th Paul Urch & Surprice Boy W – 0/0 – 44.31 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round
Julie Milkins from Winscombe, Somerset fought off thirty-six other combinations on Saturday to take the top spot in the 0.95m National Amateur Second Round on her own 17 year-old dark bay mare Granita II.
In a twenty-horse jump off, Julie and Granita II were drawn as the penultimate combination to go and they used this to their advantage as they knew exactly what they needed to do in order to be with a shot of taking the win and duly achieved this with their double clear in 38.24 seconds.
Second place went to Laura Stringfellow from Newbury, Berkshire with KEC Cocktail Hour, an 8 year-old bay gelding owned by David Mason. This combination also benefitted from a late draw in the jump off and they delivered their double clear in 43.93 seconds.
Improving on her placing from earlier on in the day in the 0.85m National Amateur Second Round was Abigail Cottingham from Reading, Berkshire on her own 10 year-old chestnut mare Molly Chestnut. The pairing took third place after securing their double clear in 44.42 seconds.
Sparsholt College - Saturday 5th September 2015
Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round Results
1st Julie Milkins & Granita II – 0/0 – 38.24 seconds
2nd Laura Stringfellow & KEC Cocktail Hour - 0/0 – 43.93 seconds
3rd Abigail Cottingham & Molly Chestnut – 0/0 – 44.42 seconds
4th Cheryl Chamberlain & Cardonagh Lass – 0/0 – 46.35 seconds
5th Kevin Peates & Killagriff Lyncruise Lou – 0/0 – 46.53 seconds
6th Laura Stringfellow & Guidam Red Pepper – 0/0 – 48.18 seconds
7th Kate Gerbeau & Rock De L Airou – 0/0 – 56.53 seconds
8th Samantha Luff & No Limit II – 0/4 – 42.65 seconds
9th Amy Derber & Gurrane Lad – 0/4 – 42.93 seconds
10th Laura Stringfellow & KEC Charlotta– 0/4 – 47.16 seconds
11th Astrif Fraser & Shanroe Selection – 0/4 – 49.41 seconds
12th Georgia Poplett & Lucjano – 0/4 – 53.96 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
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