News Archive
July 31, 2018
Eight out of the top ten riders in the Longines Global Champions Tour season rankings will take centre stage at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London this week, for a three day festival of world class sport and thrilling entertainment.
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July 30, 2018
Charlotte Pudge seized victory in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round at Aston Le Walls Equestrian Centre in Daventry, Northampstonshire, on her own Cassinaro Dream.
Thirty-five combinations contended this final second round qualifier of the 2018 summer season and thirty hopefuls produced first round...
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July 30, 2018
Longines Global Champions Tour returns to Royal Hospital Chelsea, 3rd-5th August. With the top showjumpers in the world descending on the heart of London, this is a premium sporting and social event you simply won't want to miss this summer, with something for all the family...
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July 29, 2018
It was an unbelievably hard fought for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5* at Hickstead this afternoon that was also played out in pouring rain making conditions all the more difficult.
Following two rounds of jumping it was GB, competing under the title sponsorship...
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July 28, 2018
James Whitaker and Glenavadra Brilliant were crowned the winners of today’s BHS Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the prestigious national final at Hickstead.
A tricky first round saw just four riders go clear, with James lining up alongside three lady riders – the class used to be...
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July 27, 2018
The Netherlands’ Kevin Jochems had an early birthday present when winning today’s Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead.
This prestigious Grand Prix with a €150,000 prizefund was first held in 1911, and it remains a class that every top showjumper wants to win....
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July 27, 2018
Mennell Watson lifted the handsome £2,500 first prize in the International Stairway at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show with seasoned partner Whisper in the Wind.
A field of twenty-four initially contended this 1.50m class over course-designer Phil Ashworth’s 13-fence track and seven provided clear...
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July 26, 2018
Australia’s Paul Tapner and Bonza King of Rouges did the double today at Hickstead when claiming the MS Amlin Eventers’ Challenge for the second year in a row.
Drawn last to go, the reining champion was feeling both the heat and the pressure, after some of...
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July 26, 2018
Warwickshire-based showjumper Robert Smith has won The Bunn Leisure Trophy at Hickstead on Thursday 26 July.
The Yorkshireman was fourth to go, and set off with every intention of going for the win with the ten-year-old Ilton, owned by Robert and Karina Reily. He said; “I...
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British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Ireland CSIO5*
July 26, 2018
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Ireland CSIO5*. The competition takes place between the 8th – 12th August at the Dublin Horse Show. This will...
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July 25, 2018
Michaela Webb from Holcot, Northamptonshire, has won the SEIB Winter Novice Championship at Hickstead’s BHS Royal International Horse Show on Wednesday 25 July.
There were six double clears in the 1m25 class, but Michaela’s horse Stellar Skylight – a nine-year-old owned by Nicola Savage – was fresh...
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July 25, 2018
14-year-old showjumper Iwan Carpenter from Holywell, North Wales has won the Hooper Family 138cms Championship at Hickstead’s BHS Royal International Horse Show on Wednesday 25 July.
In a highly competitive class, Iwan jumped off against four others who had gone clear in the first round. He and...
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July 25, 2018
Junior showjumper Izabella Rogers from Chelmsford has won The Les Squibb Winter 128cms Championship at Hickstead’s BHS Royal International Horse Show on Wednesday 25 July.
Although Izabella didn’t ride the fastest round, she was the only competitor to jump a clear round to win the class,...
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July 25, 2018
Prolific pony showjumper Shaunie Greig has won The Oakley Coachbuilders Winter Grade C Championship at Hickstead’s BHS Royal International Horse Show on Wednesday 25 July.
Of eight competitors who jumped clear in the first round, the 15-year-old from Aberdeen rode the fastest jump-off riding Teagan Arla Rose, who...
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July 24, 2018
A delighted Sinead Cox secured her Horse of the Year Show pass with victory in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at The Harbro Scottish Home Pony at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre with Lislan Cruising Lady.
Thirty-eight initially bid for the two Horse of...
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July 24, 2018
An on-form Tabitha Kyle netted her fourth win in the 2018 summer series of The Stable Company HOYS 138cm at The Harbro Scottish Home Pony at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre riding Playboy Van De Zoetewei.
Twenty-seven riders aimed for the top three Horse of the...
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July 23, 2018
The live broadcasts will include the action on the afternoons of Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July, including international showjumping highlights such as the Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup, the BHS Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the British Speed Classic and the...
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July 23, 2018
Olivia Poole bagged a much-coveted Horse of the Year Show place on Quality in the final Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round of the 2018 season at Arena UK’s popular second rounds show in Lincolnshire.
The sixty-five starters were whittled down to sixteen over course-designer Neil...
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July 23, 2018
Joe Clayton topped a hotly-contended jump-off in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round on Malcolm Pyrah’s Dewpoint Diamond at a busy second rounds show at Arena UK.
A mammoth one hundred and thirteen initially contended the class at this popular Lincolnshire venue with course-designer...
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July 20, 2018
British Showjumping is delighted to announce that the National Development Programme for Coaching Excellence for 2018/19 will begin in October with the largest cohort of coaches to date selected from British Showjumping, British Dressage, British Eventing, Endurance GB, Pony Club and the British Horse Society.
The...
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July 20, 2018
Three days of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain at the BHS Royal International Horse Show will be shown live on Sky Sports Action.
The live broadcasts will include the action on the afternoons of Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July, including...
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July 19, 2018
Rosie Pindar celebrated a coveted Horse of the Year Show qualifying place in the prestigious Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Final with victory in the second round at the Scottish Summer Extravaganza on Hanleen Beatrice.
Course-designer Raf Suarez reduced the 28 starters initially down to 10 over...
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July 19, 2018
The first ever CSIV-B at Valkenswaard in The Netherlands saw the British Veterans head the Large Tour AJA Team Competition on Tuesday. Three of the team members recently featured as part of the NAF sponsored Gold medal winning European Championship Team and it was Anne...
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July 19, 2018
The inaugural British Showjumping National Junior Academy Championships take place between the 12th – 14th August at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire immediately after the British Showjumping National Championships.
The Championships offer both Team and Individual competitions and Championships titles, with warm up classes also available across all levels....
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July 19, 2018
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has today launched the job description for its new Performance Director, to lead its World Class Programme and British senior teams on the journey to Tokyo 2020 and beyond.
The role, which reports to the Chief Executive Officer, is about exemplary...
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July 19, 2018
Annabel Shields made an early start from Durham to the Scottish Summer Extravaganza worthwhile, landing a coveted Horse of the Year Show ticket with victory in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round on Creevagh Carisma.
An initial 55 starters contended a 12-fence track built...
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July 18, 2018
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux in the Pony European Championships in Bishop Burton, Great Britain. The competition takes place between the 7th – 12th August 2018 at Bishop Burton College.
Hannah Barker, aged...
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July 18, 2018
Tune into www.britishequestriansport.tv for the live stream of The Harbro Scottish Home Pony at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre.
We'll be live from 8am tomorrow morning (Thursday 19th July) with a Blue Chip Pony Newcomers First Round/1.00 Open and the show will conclude on Sunday 22nd July with the...
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July 18, 2018
Gemma Mackintosh from Angus is one step closer to the Horse of the Year Show Horseware Bronze League Championship after landing the top spot in the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier at The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Aberdeenshire with WSF Oslo.
Five of the twenty starters produced...
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July 18, 2018
Anna Peruzzi-Smith from Diss, Norfolk clinched the top spot in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Anvil Park Stud in Norwich, Norfolk, with Empire Power N.
Nineteen initially contended an 11-fence track with nine coming forward into round two, but these were further reduced...
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July 18, 2018
Emma Sargeant from Gayton, Staffordshire clinched victory in fine style in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round with Claire Davies’ Gerdelia at Ashby de la Zouch Show in Leicestershire.
Thirty-one contended this second round in the liberally-watered grass ring over course-designer David Cole’s 12-fence...
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July 17, 2018
Laura Whitfield outpaced her rivals to land victory in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Alnwick Ford Equestrian in Northumberland with Tatiana II.
Sixteen eager competitors aimed for a treble clear to secure a finalist place in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Championship over...
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July 17, 2018
Chloe Templeton will return to HOYS with Still Got Me after triumphantly taking the top spot in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at Northcote Stud in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The partnership – 2017 finalists in the prestigious Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship – was on...
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July 17, 2018
The spectacular Household Cavalry Musical Ride will be a star attraction at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London next month at the historic venue of Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Three performances of the Household Cavalry Musical Ride will complement an exhilirating weekend of top-level show jumping,...
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July 16, 2018
Chloe Reynolds claimed a commanding victory in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Summerhouse Equestrian Centre on Michael McKinlay’s Darkside Desire.
Fifty-one initially contended over course-designer Steve Williams’ 13-fence track in hope of securing a finalist place in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Championship...
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July 16, 2018
Derek Morton bagged the top ticket in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round with three foot-perfect rounds on the talented KBS High Quality at SouthView Competition and Training Centre.
Eighteen of the thirty-four starters posted initial clears over course-designer Raf Suarez’s 12-fence track but a...
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July 16, 2018
Leicestershire’s Nicola Barry achieved a 2018 target with victory in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round at SouthView Competition and Training Centre on Be Caprivi.
Seventy-two contended course-designer Raf Suarez’s 12-fence track with the eighteen first round clears halved to nine for the third...
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July 15, 2018
In the blazing sunshine at the Falsterbo Horse Show in Sweden, the British Nations Cup team competing under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF, finished in fifth position in the CSIO5* FEI Nations Cup despite some strong performances from each of the four competing...
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July 15, 2018
Harry Charles capped a fantastic European Championships when he won the Young Rider Individual Gold medal this afternoon in Fontainebleau, France. Having already done Great Britain proud on Friday as part of the Gold medal winning Young Rider Team, Harry produced two immaculate rounds today...
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July 15, 2018
Oliver Fletcher enjoyed another successful day at the Children, Junior and Young Rider Championships in Fontainebleau, France when he scooped the Individual Silver medal this morning, adding to the Team Silver that was won just two days ago. Oliver was competing as part of the...
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July 14, 2018
Gallant Knights Strengthen Hold on GCL Ranking After Magical Third Win in Chantilly
London Knights have secured a sensational third win of the season, after a knife-edge finish saw Ben Maher with Explosion W and Nicola Philippaerts with H&M Chilli Willi take the top step...
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July 13, 2018
The British Young Rider Team, riding under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF, did Great Britain proud this afternoon by winning Team Gold at the Young Rider European Championships in Fontainebleau, France. Going into the competition as the current Young Rider Champions it was...
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July 13, 2018
This afternoon saw Great Britain’s Junior Team, who ride under the title sponsorship of Team NAF, win Silver at the Junior European Championships in Fontainebleau, France. This brought to a close a terrific three days of jumping for the riders aged between 15 – 17...
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July 12, 2018
Fifteen-year-old Amber McCullough from Dunfermline, Fife, has been awarded July’s NAF Shining Star through sheer hard work, dedication and ambition.
Amber was nominated for the award by Aileen Craig, Lead Coach for the Central Scotland Academy. “Amber joined the Central Scotland Academy in March 2015 having...
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July 11, 2018
The British Showjumping National 128cm Championship, which is contested at their National Championships at Stoneleigh in August, is this year offering three qualifying tickets to the Horse of the Year Show 128cm Championship.
This is a change for 2018 only and has been implemented to allow...
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July 11, 2018
There's no event quite like it! The FEI World Equestrian Games™ is the pinnacle of equestrian sport and today marks two months to go to the opening ceremony for Tryon 2018!
With an anticipated 1,000 athletes, 1,500 horses and 500,000 spectators from more than 70 countries...
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July 11, 2018
Local rider Jamie Gornall was foot-perfect in the main arena of beautiful, brilliant-green turf at the prestigious Great Yorkshire Show to take victory in the seventh leg of the British Showjumping Business Partnership International Stairway with Carsten.
Only three clears materialised in round one over course-designer...
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July 11, 2018
The British Equestrian Federation has today confirmed that British Eventing Chief Executive, David Holmes, will be the Chef de Mission for Great Britain at the upcoming World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, USA (11-23 September 2018).
With previous experience in this role at a WEG,...
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July 11, 2018
The sun was shining once again at Pyecombe Horse Show in West Sussex yesterday and it certainly shone down on Harry Bateman, who headed an ultra-competitive Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round.
The sixty-one starting combinations were all completely focused on taking home one of the...
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July 10, 2018
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5*. The competition takes place between the 26th – 29th July 2018 at the All England Jumping...
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July 10, 2018
Abigail Hall proved to be a dominant force in Saturday’s KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round at Waterford Equestrian in Durham when she took both first and fourth place.
Twenty-five keen combinations started out in this second round and all of the riders were aiming...
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July 09, 2018
It was the 6 year-old bay gelding Billy Galleon that put in three faultless rounds of jumping to secure a win in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round yesterday, Sunday 8th July, at Pyecombe Horse Show in West Sussex.
The first round had seen...
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July 09, 2018
Haddon Training Ltd, in conjunction with British Showjumping, are proud to offer a brand new Diploma in Sporting Excellence Study programme (DiSE)(BS). This programme is designed to give young people, who have left school and are under 19 years, the opportunity to work towards nationally...
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July 09, 2018
Defeating thirty-six others, Claudia Moore took the winning spot in the Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire on Sunday.
All of the starters were focused on picking up one of the three qualification tickets on offer for...
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July 09, 2018
Tatiane Mauree enjoyed a good weekend at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire when she won the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round on Sunday.
With all eyes on the two Horse of the Year Show tickets on offer for this October’s Blue Chip Pony Newcomers...
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July 09, 2018
Tabitha Kyle bagged her third The Stable Company HOYS 138 Qualifier win of this summer at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire with the only treble clear of the class.
Each and every one of the thirty-one competitors started out with the aim of qualifying for...
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July 09, 2018
It was a 2nd place finish for Emma Stoker from County Durham over the weekend in the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix in Knokke, Belgium.
Riding Robert Young’s 13 year-old mare Townhead Tallulah V she delivered a foot-perfect double clear in a time of 43.16 seconds to...
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July 08, 2018
Ben Maher (GBR) has secured a hat-trick of wins so far in the Longines Global Champions Tour - Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping, adding tonight’s thrilling jump-off class to his list of successes in the French capital city.
As the British National Anthem rang out...
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July 06, 2018
Tune into www.britishequestriansport.tv this weekend for the live stream of the Pony Premier Show at Bishop Burton College.
We'll be live from 9am tomorrow morning (Saturday 7th July) with a Junior 1.15m Open and the show will conclude on Sunday 8th July with a Horse of the Year...
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July 06, 2018
An amendment to the squad of five riders heading out to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Junior European Championships in Fontainebleau, France between the 8th – 15th July 2018 at the Stade Equestre du Grand Parquet has...
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July 05, 2018
Hickstead-based Irishman Shane Breen left the best until last at a busy, sizzling hot Keysoe to claim both the feature 2* grand prix and concluding 1.35m. The man was on form, the victory double came just a week after the biggest career win – the...
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July 04, 2018
Megan Whitman took the top spot in the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier on Saturday at Wales & West Shows in Chepstow, Monmouthshire after delivering three immaculate rounds of showjumping.
Each of the eighty-eight starters were jumping with the aim of claiming one of the three qualification...
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July 02, 2018
Scooping her second ticket to the British Showjumping National Championships, Emma-Jo Slater topped the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round held at Crofton Manor Equestrian Centre near Fareham, Hampshire on Saturday.
A strong starting field of thirty-two combinations set out to secure a place...
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July 02, 2018
At the tender age of just fifteen, Oliver Tuff rode three foot perfect rounds to claim victory in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckingham on Sunday.
Each of the starters were keen to take home one of the...
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July 02, 2018
We have more live streaming coming your way, this time from the Keysoe International CSI**!
The live stream will kick off at 8am on Tuesday 3rd July with a YH1* 5 year-old Table A and will conclude on Thursday 5th July with the CSI2* 1.35m.
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July 02, 2018
Nicole Lockhead Anderson not only produced the fastest time but secured victory in the Charles Britton Equestrian Construction Winter JA Classic Final with the sole double clear on the impressive Gangnam Style II.
“He is amazing and it is so nice to win on one who...
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July 02, 2018
Three years after his first victory, local Cheshire man Keith Shore landed the World Ranking 2* Grand Prix to be crowned British Masters Champion with Betty Brandon’s Mystic Hurricane on the final day at Wettenhall.
Forty-four tackled course-designer Mark McGowan’s 13-fence track where a restrictive time...
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July 01, 2018
It was a hard fought for Grand Prix title earlier this afternoon by the field of fourteen combinations that came forward in Knokke, Belgium earlier this afternoon.
From the initial field of forty-four starters it was just the fourteen that managed to achieve a first round clear with...
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