Equestrian Life May 2018 Issue

Ella Woodhead FERNHILL
PLAYBOY (2nd place
Novice section C)
Flora Young DOCTORS
ORDERS (CIC2)
Emily Baldwin VIVIAN 47 (2nd
place Intermediate section F)
Connie Copestake DENVER VI (9th place Intermediate section K)
Heidi Coy ROYAL FURY (6th
place Open Intermediate u21)
head to Badminton off the back of that foot
perfect performance.
Also off to Badminton are second placed
Piggy French and Vanir Kamira, Piggy
commented that having seen how close the
results were she obviously wishes she had
gone a little quicker but added that Jonty’s
win is great for the sport as so many people
supported him last year to be able to keep
the ride. Piggy also finished tenth with
Quarrycrest Echo, both her rounds cross
country stopped the clock at exactly the
same time.
A further 33 combinations competing in the
prestigious Grantham Cup are Badminton
bound. Including 11th placed Imogen Murray
and the ever-consistent Ivar Gooden who
were the second fastest combination in the
class, picking up just 2.8 time penalties. Ros
Canter picked up fifth place with Zenshera.
The other three star section running in
conjunction with the big class but for lesser
experienced combinations or horses with less
points was still highly competitive. Lauren
Blades (nee Shannon) finished seventh with
Holly Woodhead
PARKFIELD
QUINTESSENTIAL
(3rd place CIC2)
Jesmond Justice and Eliza Stoddart in eighth
on Priorspark Opposition Free.
Junior riders held their own in one of the two
star sections. Newark based Lizzie Baugh
and Quarry Man were faultless throughout,
finishing on their dressage score of 28.4.
In Open Intermediate under 21 Heidi Coy
filled two of the top ten places. In sixth on
Royal Fury and eighth aboard Carrigsean
Tigerseye.
Lauren Blades took Novice Section C riding
Angela Schumann’s Rodnikova Dream. A
homebred that Lauren is looking forward
Imogen Murray
IVAR GOODEN
(11th place CIC3
Grantham Cup)
to quietly producing for Angela. While Ella
Woodhead and Fernhill Playboy finished less
than one penalty behind in second.
Of course not many national classes go
by without seeing Piggy Frenchs’ name
in number one spot, this time it was in
Intermediate Section J with Castletown
Clover, giving herself a healthy 7.3 winning
margin over second place.
Imogen Murray was also seventh in this
section on new ride Quinquaginta, owned
and previously ridden by Jacky Beavan. This
was the horses first Intermediate and just the
second event for the pair together.
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