Nicholson to ride against Grand National jockey
Kiwi Olympic eventer Andrew Nicholson volition hold upward pitting his skills against a stellar line-up of riders inwards adjacent week’s Amlin Plus Eventing Grand Prix at Hickstead.
Nicholson, who volition stand upward for New Zealand at the Olympic games for the 7th fourth dimension after this month, finished tertiary inwards the grand prix final year.
This year, top Irish Gaelic jockey Robbie Power – the boy of Irish Gaelic showjumper Con Power – volition hold upward making his debut inwards the class.
Power won the Grand National on Silver Birch inwards 2007 together with is alongside the exceed natural springtime jockeys inwards Ireland. Before switching to racing, he used to hold upward a professional person showjumper together with was a onetime Young Rider European golden medallist.
He’s evidently no stranger to coloured poles or jumping fixed fences at speed, together with hence he could good hold upward i to watch. The Amlin Plus Eventing Grand Prix is a unique degree where Equus caballus together with passenger must tackle a class of showjumps before jumping out of the International Arena together with going circular a serial of cross-country fences inwards the gardens of Hickstead. Then it’s dorsum into the arena to tackle roughly of Hickstead’s nigh famous fences, including the Derby banking concern together with the Irish Gaelic bank. It’s fast together with furious, with final result riders together with showjumpers going head-to-head for the honours.
Power’s sis Elizabeth is a exceed final result rider, together with he volition hold upward borrowing her Equus caballus Doonaveeragh O One for the class. “The Equus caballus I’ll hold upward competing on is an ex-eventer of hers – final twelvemonth she competed him inwards this degree together with I idea this twelvemonth I’d accept a go!” he says.
“I promise I’ll produce good – he’s a three-star eventer with enough of experience. It’s an final result that I’ve ever wanted to accept a become at – it looks a lot of fun to do.”
While Robbie Power may hold upward to a greater extent than used to jumping hurdles or steeplechase fences, he has been getting a fleck of exercise inwards over showjumps recently. “I’ve been doing enough of shows inwards Republic of Ireland on days when nosotros haven’t had whatsoever racing, to teach my heart together with individual in, together with I’d similar to intend that I’ll produce racing proud,” he says.
He volition accept roughly tough rivals to face, though. As good every bit Nicholson, at that topographic point is too Irish Gaelic Olympian Mark Kyle, who was instant final year; Rolex Grand Slam winner Pippa Funnell; Badminton together with Burghley winner Oliver Townend; together with roughly of the brightest immature eventing talents inwards Britain: Georgie Spence, Emily Llewellyn together with Laura Collett.
In showjumping, Trevor Breen brings exceed Equus caballus Adventure De Kannan – the winner of final month’s Bunn Leisure Speed Derby – patch Harriet Nuttall together with Nicole Pavitt both excel at jumping circular Hickstead’s primary arena at speed together with could hold upward inwards with a smashing chance.
The Amlin Plus Evening Grand Prix will firstly at 3pm on Th xix July, with TV coverage starting an hr before on Sky Sports 4.
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