Rachael Connor Rides Away with Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round Victory at the British Showjumping North Cumbria Area Show
Tuesday 17 May 2016
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In the Saturday morning sunshine, the first Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round of 2016 got off to a flying start at the British Showjumping North Cumbria Area Show. With only two qualification spots on offer for the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship Final, held at this year’s Horse of the Year Show, all fifty-one starters were eager for the action to begin.
With a sought after treble clear in their sights, seven valiant combinations made it through to the nerve jangling final jump off but only one combination kept their cool was able to produce an outstanding final clear to take victory!
It was Rachael Conner from Rossendale, Lancashire who produced three impressive clears on board her own 6 year-old chestnut gelding, Zaha, to take first place in style. The pair delivered an exceptionally precise jump off round to leave all the fences standing in a time of 47.93 seconds.
Stephen Lohoar from St. Andrews, Fife went home with second place on his own 8 year-old chestnut gelding Dante III. This combination put in a speedy round in the final jump off, posting a time of just 45.33 seconds, but they picked up an unfortunate four faults for a fallen pole which pushed them into second place.
With the top two taking the direct qualifying tickets for the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship Final at the Horse of the Year Show, the riders and horses that finished in third to fifth missed out on Championship qualification this time around. They did however take home the chance to compete in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships.
British Showjumping North Cumbria Area Show – Saturday 14th May 2016
Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round
1st Rachael Connor & Zaha – 0/0/0 – 47.93 seconds
2nd Stephen Lohoar & Dante III – 0/0/4 – 45.33 seconds
3rd Johnathan Dixon & Evian II – 0/0/4 – 47.22 seconds
4th Annabel Shields & My Casall – 0/0/4 – 51.75 seconds
5th Kate Haughton & Queensland 21 – 0/0/4 – 54.97 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending grading of results.
The Horse of the Year Show 2016 will take place from the 5th – 9th October at Birmingham’s NEC. The British Showjumping National Championships 2016 will take place during the 9th – 14th August at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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