Bramham International Horse Trials 2014
by Baron Halpenny, LincsMag Editor.
Date: 10 June 2014
An event where even the rain couldn’t deter the crowds from coming and cheering on the riders.
British Equestrian Trade Association CIC3*
William Fox-Pitt deservedly collected his 1st place rosette and a cool cheque for £2000 for winning the British Equestrian Trade Association CIC3* riding Chilli Morning.
William led from the start with a dressage score of 31.5 and couldn’t be beaten, even after picking up some time penalties on the cross country, ending on a score of 37.1 to make this his 3rd win in a row.
After dressage Ros Canter and Allstar B were joint 5th with Zara Philips and High Kingdom on a score of 44.8. Retaining her position after showjumping, following a pole down, she ended the completion in 7th place on a score of 53.6.
Ros was also 11th on her own Zenshera after dressage, but unfortunately withdrew after the show jumping.
Hannah Cash made a valiant effort to recover after the dressage and show jumping to finish 38th on her own Mountain Warrior.
Top 3 places were taken by:
1st - William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning
2nd - Dee Hankey on Chequers Playboy
3rd - Karin Donckers on Fletcha Van ‘T Verahof
After securing his ninth win at Bramham, William Fox-Pitt added why this is such a special event for him; “There’s such a great atmosphere here. Look at today; the public were out in force despite the rain. They were enthusiastic and supported the riders the whole way round. I’ve been lucky to have the right type of horse for Bramham and the courses, particularly Ian’s, are fantastic. It’s a perfect stepping stone for horses on their journey to the top.”
Bishop Burton College U25 CCI3*
Ashford based Tom Jackson took the Bishop Burton College u25 CCI3* riding Waltham Fiddlers Find. It was his first three star win and with a five point margin over Germany’s rising star, Niklas Bschorer on Tom Tom Go 3. Both riders lowered two poles but it left their placings unaltered after Saturday’s cross country. Hector Payne took 3rd with eight faults riding Michael Payne’s Blue Moonshine after the overnight 3rd placed rider Wills Oakden added 24 to his score.
Gina Ruck started the competition in 12th place after dressage but soon moved up the rankings after the cross country leaving her in 6th place, and being the only remaining one in the competition to have no penalties in the show jumping she finished in 4th place.
Top 3 place are:
1st - Tom Jackson & Waltham Fiddlers Find
2nd - Niklas Bschorer on Tom Tom Go 3
3rd - Hector Payne on Blue Moonshine
Equi-Trek CCI3*
Bramham turned out a good event for the Irish Olympian Aoife Clark as a faultless show jumping round riding the mare Fenyas Elegance won her the Equi-Trek CCI3* 2014 title.
The Oxfordshire based rider was only 11th after the dressage and finished just two seconds over the optimum time on Saturday’s cross country in wet conditions to climb to 2nd. Izzy Taylor had led after the dressage on a very impressive score of 28.1, she maintained her lead after the cross country which saw her add 14.8 time penalties.
A clear show jumping round by Aoife Clark then put the pressure on overnight leaders Izzy Taylor and Orlando who then dropped a pole, which saw them slide to 2nd and gave Aoife her second CCI3* win with Fenyas Elegance.
As well as the Sugden Perpetual Trophy, Aoife takes home an Equi-Trek Sonic horse box for a year.
3rd spot went to William Fox-Pitt riding Freddie Mac, who climbed from 15th after dressage with a good cross country and faultless show jumping.
Top 3 places are:
1st – Aoife Clark on Fenyas Elegance
2nd – Izzy Taylor on Orlando
3rd - William Fox-Pitt on Freddie Mac
And Other Prizes
Ben Hobday on Ramilo and Angus Smales on It’s a Jackpot will each have a share of the George Lane Fox Memorial prize as the riders who most improved on their dressage position. So the beautiful three handled tankard will sit with them for six months each.
The Angela Cotton Memorial Trophy for the highest placed mare went to PJ Hegarty.
The Horse Health Pro-Am pairs competition was claimed by Izzy Taylor and Brazil’s new star Gabriel Cury.
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