Showjumper tops Hickstead’s eventing grand prix
Irish showjumper Trevor Breen took out Hickstead’s Amlin Plus Eventing Grand Prix yesterday, but pipping Kiwi Olympic eventer Andrew Nicholson to the title, amongst Grand National-winning jockey Robbie Power inwards third.
Breen, who was riding Adventure De Kannan, says: “Two years agone I was 3rd because I went likewise quick, together with then I idea if I could proceed clear, it would position the pull per unit of measurement area on the others together with I intend it worked out,” he said.
Breen together with Adventure De Kannan won the 2009 Bunn Leisure Speed Derby at Hickstead, together with having picked upward the Amlin Plus Eventing Grand Prix, he is straight off neat to arrive a hat-trick of international wins at Hickstead.
“When he won the Speed Derby here, I said I would win the Carpetright Derby on him – it may hold out taking me longer than I hoped, but we’ll but convey to arrive at it adjacent year,” he said.
Nicholson got out of an Olympic grooming army camp early on to compete inwards the Grand Prix, finishing minute on Quimbo. “It was superb to boundary inwards this class, together with proficient preparation for the Olympics,” he said.
Robbie Power, who won the Grand National inwards 2007, came 3rd on his get-go endeavor at the Eventing Grand Prix, riding his sis Elizabeth’s Doonaveeragh O One.
“It was grand inwards at that topographic point but I felt a chip lonely because unremarkably inwards a race at that topographic point are a few to a greater extent than or together with then me,” he said.
“My sis competed on the Equus caballus final twelvemonth together with I’ve done improve than she did, together with then I intend I should larn to proceed him for adjacent year.”
Not to hold out outdone, Trevor’s older blood brother Shane won the get-go international shape of the week, The Royal International Vase, on board Ominerale Courcelle.
French passenger Penelope Leprevost, who is at Hickstead to compete inwards today’s FEI Nations Cup of Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland ahead of the Olympics, won the other international shape of the day, The Bunn Leisure Trophy.
“I was real happy to win this shape every bit I know that British riders are real fast, together with the plough over 3 all had real unopen times. I’m inwards the FEI Nations Cup – my Equus caballus is real scopey together with then I’m looking forrad to it.”
Show producer Katie Jerram together with the prolific gelding Dunbeacon won the Leeman Family Supreme Hunter Championship today, 1 of the virtually coveted titles inwards showing.
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