Jassy Pyke Wins Horseware Bronze League Qualifier at Wales and West Shows
Tuesday 05 July 2016
Jassy Pyke made the journey to the Wales and West show at the David Broome Event Centre, Monmouthshire, worthwhile, topping the Horseware Bronze League qualifier with Kim Barzilay’s Simply Billie Bunter.
Sixty-two competitors initially contended with forty-four supplying first round clears to make for a red-hot jump-off. Nevertheless, Jassy from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire made short work of the jump-off on the 17-year-old gelding Billie Bunter, usually ridden to consistent success by Emma-Jo Slater and borrowed from best friend Kim especially for this class.
“It was third time lucky and I almost didn’t go as it is such a long journey for one class but Kim persuaded me to give it one last try,” said Jassy, who had just missed out twice on qualifying recently.
“Billie Bunter is the most amazing horse to ride, Emma-Jo has trained him so well he almost knows where he’s going before I do, which is good because I only ride him in these qualifiers.”
Samantha Oliver from Birmingham, West Midlands was 0.80 sec in arrears for second place on Siranimo S, a 17-year-old Animo x Renville gelding she has ridden for the last eight years. The pair finished third in last year’s Bronze league final and this was the first show back for Siranimo after being sidelined for nine months.
Taking the third qualifying place for the semi-final – one step closer to the ultimate goal, the Horse of the Year Show final – and just one hundredth of a second behind was Emma King from Newport, Pembrokeshire on her nine-year-old grey gelding Calcourt Quicksilva.
Wales & West Shows – Sunday 3rd July 2016
Horseware Bronze League Qualifier
1st Jassy Pyke & Simply Billie Bunter – 0/0 - 31.55 seconds
2nd Samantha Oliver & Siranimo S – 0/0 - 32.35 seconds
3rd Emma King & Calcourt Quicksilva – 0/0 - 32.36 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
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