2018/19 Season Wrap Up – ESNZ Premier League
Well what a frantic end to the season that was. First Takapoto, then straight into Horse of the Year and then a fantastic (if slightly damp!) show at Glistening Waters where all the Series Finals were held. Now that we have caught our breaths, New Zealand Jumping is going to take the opportunity to have a look back on the season and review a number of the Series that were decided over the summer. The first one we will look at is the ESNZ Premier League.
This Series is conducted across the Premier League shows of the summer, to determine the best overall jumping horse. Windermere Cappuccino was the clear winner. With Tegan Fitzsimons in the saddle, this combination swept all before them this season, including taking out the FEI (NZ) World Cup Qualifying Series. In the six rounds they competed in, they recorded two wins, two seconds and two third placings to dominate the point score. Such was their lead after the second last round, that they had the Series sewn-up prior to the Glistening Waters Series Finals event and did not compete in that round. There could be no more deserved winner of the Stewart Tucker Zedco Cup.
Second place in the series went to Cortaflex Graffiti MH, ridden by Hasting local Melody Matheson. They competed in nine classes and just knocked LT Holst Andrea, ridden by Brooke Edgecombe from Waipukurau into third by a margin of two points. LT Holst Andrea might be considered a touch unlucky as it competed in two less events and Cortaflex Graffiti MH.
Melody Matheson and Cortaflex Graffiti MH at recent Aquis Champions Tour in Australia
Brooke Edgecombe and LT Holst Andrea
Winners of each event in the Series are listed below:
| EVENT | DATE | WINNER | POINTS |
| Woodhill Sands | 6-7 Oct | A P Ninja | 20 |
| Hawke’s Bay A&P CSI-W | 17-19 Oct | Ulysses NZPH | 30 |
| Wairarapa Area Showjumping | 20-22 Oct | Cortaflex Graffiti MH | 20 |
| Egmont A&P Show CSI-W | 16-18 Nov | Windermere Cappuccino | 30 |
| Feilding CSI-W: | 30 Nov-1 Dec | Belischi HM | 30 |
| Christmas Cracker: | 7-9 Dec | Eros K | 20 |
| Taupo CSI – Christmas Classic: | 13-16 Dec | Mea I | 30 |
| Central & Southern HB SJ | 4-6 Jan | Windermere Cappuccino | 30 |
| Waitemata World Cup Festival | 9-13 Jan | LT Holst Andrea | 30 |
| SCNO Area – SI Champs | 19-20 Jan | Eros K | 20 |
| Larsen’s NI SJ Champs | 25-27 Jan | Fiber Fresh Veroana | 20 |
| Horse of the Year Silver Fern | 12-17 Mar | Equifibre Popeye | 30 |
| Horse of the Year Olympic Cup | 12-17 Mar | Belischi HM | 30 |
| Glistening Waters Series Final | 5-7 Apr | Gold Locks | 30 |
While there were 14 events in the series, only a maximum of nine rounds counted towards the Series total. As no horse competed in more than nine events, there was no adjustment required to the raw totals.
The top 12 placings in the series were as follows:
| PLACE
|
HORSE
|
TOTAL
POINTS |
ROUNDS
|
POINTS
DROPPED |
FINAL
POINTS |
| 1st | Windermere Cappuccino | 154 | 6 | 0 | 154 |
| 2nd | Cortaflex Graffiti MH | 119 | 9 | 0 | 119 |
| 3rd | LT Holst Andrea | 117 | 7 | 0 | 117 |
| 4th | Fiber Fresh Veroana | 110 | 8 | 0 | 110 |
| 5th | Mandalay Cove | 87 | 7 | 0 | 87 |
| 6th | Equifibre Popeye | 80 | 5 | 0 | 80 |
| 7th | Belischi HM | 72 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| 8th | Eros K | 66 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
| 9th | Mea I | 51 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
| 10th | Ulysses NZPH | 48 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
| 11th | Gold Locks | 43 | 6 | 0 | 43 |
| =12th | Euro Sport Centavos | 33 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| =12th | Intellect | 33 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
New Zealand Jumping congratulates Windermere Cappuccino on the win.
For a full listing of results from the series, please click HERE.
