After an exciting Day 1, The Land Rover Horse of the Year (HOY) Championships continued yesterday with a number of exciting jumping classes over four arenas.

The main classes today were the Wade Equine Coaches Amateur Final and the Norwood Gold Cup. Congratulations to the winners and placegetters in all classes, but particularly to Dana Sutton and Down Wind for winning the Amateur Final and to Oliver Croucher and Waitangi Surf, for winning the Norwood Gold Cup.

PREMIER ARENA

CLASS 11: Alltech Horse 1.35m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Nakeysha Lammers	Balboa NZPH
2nd	Libby James	CoDicea
3rd	Emily Hayward	A P Ninja
4th	Duncan McFarlane	Be Mine NZPH
5th	Amanda Pottinger	Pampero
6th	Molly Buist Brown	Vali

CLASS 12: Pryde’s Easifeed – 6 year old

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Logan Massie	Double J Kelvin
2nd	Lily Tootill	Domino NZPH
3rd	Vicki Wilson	Daminos DWS
4th	Kim Best	LT Holst Teachers Pet
5th	Alex Loiselle	Da Vinci NZPH
6th	Becky Harkerss	Kettle GNZ

CLASS 13: Wade Equine Coaches Amateur Rider Final 1.10-1.20m

A quality field of 29 combinations lined up to compete in this class, with six of them recording clear rounds, the fastest of which was Dana Sutton and the OTT gelding, Down Wind, in 70.05 seconds. All of these six combinations returned in an exciting jump-off to decide the class.

In the jump-off, five of the six combinations took at least a rail, leaving just one entrant to record double clear. Dana Sutton and Down Wind were the slowest combination around the course, and the most careful, and were the deserved winners.

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Dana Sutton	Down Wind
2nd	Kady Prujean	VPS Call Me Cash
3rd	Lisa Davidson	London Porter
4th	Graeme Isaacson	Pokere
5th	Jessica Trow	Jack Flash II
6th	Jayne Beattie	Astek Reveal

Dana Sutton and Down Wind. Photo Credit: Cheleken Photography

HORSE DETAILS:

1 – Down Wind: 18 year old Chestnut Gelding. Breeding: Thoroughbred by Grosvenor & Star World Bred by : J B Quin and owned by Chris Sutton and Dana Sutton.

2 – VPS Call Me Cash: 7 year old Blue Roan Gelding. Owned by Kady Prujean.

3 – London Porter: 10 year old Brown Gelding by High Hopes & The Beer Emporium. Owned by Lisa Davidson.

4 – Pokere: 13 year old Brown Gelding. Breeding: TB by Al Jadeed & Retrieved. Bred by : K J Nally and owned by Katherine Foley and Graeme Isaacson.

5 – Jack Flash II: 11 year old Bay Gelding. Breeding: X Bred. Owned by Jessica Trow.

6 – Astek Reveal: 13 year old Dark Bay Mare. Breeding: Holsteiner X. Bred by : Astek Stud and owned by Rik van Miltenburg and Jayne Beattie.

CLASS 14: Norwood Gold Cup 1.45m

The final event on the Jumping program on the Premier arena, was the Norwood Gold Cup. This class, over 1.45m, saw a number of the hopefuls for Sunday’s main event of the show, the prestigious Horse of The Year Olympic Cup, take the opportunity for some valuable practice.

A high-class field of just 22 combinations were entered and seven of these were able to record clear rounds, the fastest going to Taupo young gun, Briar Burnett-Grant and Fiber Fresh Veroana in 81.86 seconds.

These seven combinations went through to the jump-off, however, the judges also invited the four fastest four-faulters to join them in what turned out to be a very interesting affair.

Of the eleven combinations in the jump-off, eight recorded clear rounds, including all the first round four-faulters, however, since their round 1 penalties were carried forward, they could not win. In the end it came down to a battle between the four combinations who had recorded double clear and the fastest of these was Oliver Croucher and the 11-year-old grey mare, Waitangi Surf, finishing in 53.56 seconds. Lily Tootill and Ulysses NZPH, along with Brooke Edgecombe and LT Holst Andrea filled the podium positions. We look forward to seeing how these combinations compete throughout the rest of the show.

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Oliver Croucher	Waitangi Surf
2nd	Lily Tootill	Ulysses NZPH
3rd	Brooke Edgecombe	LT Holst Andrea
4th	Clark Johnstone	Quainton Labyrinth
5th	Tom Tarver-Priebe	Equifibre Popeye
6th	Briar Burnett-Grant	Fiber Fresh Veroana

HORSE DETAILS:

1 – Waitangi Surf: 11 year old Grey Mare. Breeding: WB x TB by Cassiano & Whisper Bred by : Jocelyn Bayly and owned by Kirsty Croucher and Paul Croucher.

2 – Ulysses NZPH: 11 year old Chestnut Gelding. Breeding: NZ Sport Horse by Cabdulla Du Tillard & Quiet Time NZPH. Bred by : NZPH and owned by Theresa Gattung and Lily Tootill.

3 – LT Holst Andrea: 11 year old Brown Mare. Breeding: Holsteiner by Casall & Palaune. Bred by : Unknown and owned by Brooke Edgecombe and Ewen Mackintosh.

4 – Quainton Labyrinth: 11 year old Bay Gelding. Breeding: German Sporthorse by Lancealot Quainton & Carnaby. Owned by Jean Johnstone.

5 – Equifibre Popeye: 9 year old Grey Gelding. Breeding: unknown by Cardents & Cufflink. Owned by Lucia Voss and Tom Tarver-Priebe.

6 – Fiber Fresh Veroana: 10 year old Red Roan Gelding. Breeding: SB by Indoctro & Strawberry Owned by CBD Investments Limited.

CANTERBURY EQUESTRIAN ARENA ONE

CLASS 15: Outpost Buildings Pony Championship 1.25m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Katie Bridgeman	Tallyho Scoundrel
2nd	Summer Denize	Limerick’s Black Samba
3rd	Ella Rae-Wood	Tallyho Primrose
4th	Harriet Stock	EB Esperanza
5th	Ally Stevenson	Jackaranda
6th	Parys Marshall	Spot You Later

CLASS 16: Tomoana Warehousing Horse 1.30m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Colleen Crous	Orames Girl VDL
2nd	Heloise Tolo	Lansbury Grosve GNZ
3rd	Harry Feast	Double J Bouncer
4th	Alexandra Hammond	Le Bam
5th	Clarke Johnstone	SB Attitude
6th	Samantha Peters	Caesar NZPH

CLASS 17: University Challenge

The top five placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Melody Matheson	Cortaflex Illusion SSH
2nd	Bailey Rutter	Henton Serenade
3rd	Keean Cooper	Pythia
4th	Brigette Smith	HR Lanardo
5th	Emelia Forsyth	Catapult Xtreme

CLASS 18: Wade Equine Coaches Horse 1.20-1.30m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Ally Carson	Whiorau Ritchie
2nd	Grace Percy	Kiwi Spirit
3rd	Katie Hercock	Whimsical WDS
4th	Emma Gaze	Kowhai Bug
5th	Jesse Linton	Lotte
6th	Lucy Fell	Faratona STS

 

FIBRE FRESH ARENA TWO

CLASS 19: Pony 1.10m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Leah Kelly	Cha Ching
2nd	Summer Denize	Bella Vinci Duet
3rd	Emma Gilies	Benrose Eclipse
4th	Cara Quinn	Galaxy Night Out
5th	Grace Stevenson	Tallyho Reuben James
6th	Emma Ferguson	Piece By Piece

 

CLASS 20: Nga Tawa School Horse 1.20m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Charlotte Amos	Kabo Marmite
2nd	Tamara Marshall	Midway Manolito
3rd	Sharnaye Lammers	Romeo NZPH
4th	Kate Hewlett	Redcliffs Chocolate Box
5th	Blyth Tait	Cor Jet
6th	Andrea Kewish	Spring Fling

 

WADE EQUINE COACHES ARENA THREE

CLASS 21: Emmerson Transport Horse 1.10m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Jenny Randall	Nero Bello
2nd	Ella Rutherford	Banjo II
3rd	Rose Windross	Leeston Eagle
4th	Ali Hilton	Willowridge Surprise
5th	Emma Gaze	Mark Of Heart
6th	Monique Balfour	Won Of A Kind

 

CLASS 22: JB Dentistry Pony 1.05m

The top six placegetters in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1st	Ella De Leeuw	Just Nuts
2nd	Charli Forsythe	HS Bank On Me
3rd	Alexandra Henry	Mischievous One
4th	Libby Fussell	Illusion
5th	Leeshelle Small	Burma Chilli
6th	Lucy Browne	Coastal Girl

 

Results sourced from Equestrian Entries

 

Dana Sutton and Down Wind. Photo Credit: Cheleken Photography