Kiwi ex-racehorse takes out Barbury feature
New Zealand’s Tim Price together with the New Zealand bred Vortex took out the Retraining of Racehorses Championship (ROR) at the Barbury International Horse Trials inwards Great Britain at the weekend.
The pressure level was on every bit they had to larn clear later on immature human New Zealander Dan Jocelyn on Valemount together with Ollie Townend on Black Tie II had both already gone clear.
Price together with Vortex showed their sense amongst a faultless round and despite hitting 1 pole difficult plenty for it to jump out of the cups, luck was on their side together with they held on to win.
Townend together with Black Tie II finished second, amongst Jocelyn 3rd on Valemont, a nine-year-old past times piece of job past times National Hunt sire Presenting.
Following Friday’s ROR Novice together with Intermediate competition, the piece of job past times 10 places show-jumped off against each other. There were xxx starters, together with 27 completions.
“The win is cracking for Vortex, he is a flake of a one-time campaigner straightaway together with it’s expert to last out amongst him every bit nosotros cause got missed a twain of competitions this yr due to the rain,” Price said.
Vortex, who turns xx inwards Oct adjacent year, was the final boy of Imperial Guard to last registered to race. He is out of the Tawfiq mare Val a Tor, together with was bred past times Ellis Winsloe inwards Gore. His racing advert was The Last Imperial, together with he won a inaugural race every bit a vi yr one-time over 1600m. He ran mo in 1 lawsuit together with was also quaternary together with 5th once, for a total of $NZ3600 inwards earnings. He final raced inwards Riverton inwards May, 2000, together with was bought from his Southland owners past times Tim’s mother, Raewyn.
Price together with Vortex won the Taupo two-star inwards 2003, together with the Equus caballus was sold to Sweden to finance Price’s kickoff trip to Great Britain amongst Desamoray. While inwards Swedish ownership he was ridden past times Paula Tornqvist. Then inwards 2006, when Price moved to the UK, the novel possessor sent the Equus caballus dorsum to him to compete. Price brought Vortex through the grades to 3* level, together with completed Badminton inwards 2009.
Vortex was 1 of 3 horses Price had long-listed for the Olympics inwards 2008.
Second placed Townend was delighted amongst Black Tie II , an 11-year-old, past times Mughtanim, who lately completed a ii star inwards Ireland. “I am actually pleased amongst him together with he is cook to larn on now,” Townend said.
The shape is sponsored past times Retraining of Racehorses together with the National Trainers Association together with is opened upwards to all grades of horses who cause got raced inwards the UK. This is its 6th yr of running. Retraining of Racehorses is the official welfare charity for retired racehorses of British Horseracing.
Results:
1. Tim Price, Vortex (29.6)
2. Oliver Townend, Black Tie (30.0)
3. Dan Jocelyn, Valemount (31.8)
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