Two Whitakers score in Hickstead features
The characteristic international classes on the mo twenty-four hr menstruation of Hickstead’s British Jumping Derby Meeting were both won past times members of the famous Whitaker family, alongside William together with Steven taking a degree each.
William Whitaker won the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard aboard his nine-year-old nighttime bay Fandango.
“It’s ever fantastic to win at Hickstead. It’s my outset fourth dimension jumping hither since the upgrade operate – I idea the arena was skillful before, but it’s fantastic out at that spot now,” he said.
William has had the ride on Fandango for merely nether a year, together with the gelding is owned past times hiss girlfriend’s parents. “He has a lot of potential, together with the assets to become a long way,” he said.
The 22-year-old volition throttle Fandango ane time again inward the Bunn Leisure Derby Trial, along alongside his other ride Animation, who he volition ride inward this year’s Carpetright Derby.
William’s uncle Steven was before victorious inward the Stoner Jewellers Vase. It was the mo yr inward a row that Steven had won the degree on board Royal Rose, a 14-year-old chestnut stallion.
“He’s been on skillful shape together with has had a brace of international wins recently, together with then I expected him to become well. But y'all never know how the residuum of the champaign is going to perform – he’s a stallion together with a feisty footling horse,” Steven said.
He has qualified for Saturday’s Bunn Leisure Speed Derby on Lolita, together with volition compete Locarno, formerly his missy Ellen’s ride, inward the Bunn Leisure Derby Trial.
• All 5 of concluding year’s runners upward are coming dorsum to Hickstead alongside the promise of winning the Carpetright Derby, together with whatever ane of them could hold upward inward alongside a shot.
Britain’s Ronnie Healy, who left all the fences standing inward the 2011 Derby but received iv faults when his Equus caballus Carlow Cruiser napped together with reared at the entrance to the International Arena, is no dubiety hoping to brand amends this yr together with accept the £35,000 laissez passer on prize.
Ireland fielded 2 of the four-faulters inward 2011 – David O’Brien on Mo Chroi, together with Shane Breen, who is based at the All England Jumping Course together with married to Chloe, the missy of Hickstead founder Douglas Bunn. Shane has iii horses entered at the Derby Meeting – Balloon together with KEC Alicante. He’s won the Bunn Leisure Speed Derby twice .
One of the favourites to win is Guy Williams, whose tape inward the degree is hugely impressive. He was mo concluding yr on Richi Rich III, together with won the yr before on Skip Two Ramiro – both horses are entered at the meeting, together with then he is definitely ane to watch.
The British Jumping Derby Meeting has attracted a strong champaign of British together with international riders across all iv days of the show. Nick Skelton, Britain’s seat out one, is due to convey his Olympic prospect Big Star to the All England Jumping Course, piece Britain’s seat out 2 Ben Maher – likewise a likelihood for the Olympic team – is likewise entered. Entries likewise include Olympian Geoff Billington.
The international entries characteristic riders from Brazil, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, Portugal together with Ireland.
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