NZ’s Nicholson wins Burghley Horse Trials
New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson seized his 3rd Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials victory inward 17 years at the weekend, but missed past times simply i indicate on claiming the rich HSBC Classics title.
William Fox-Pitt’s 3rd house was proficient plenty – past times simply i indicate – to win him a 3rd HSBC FEI Classics title.
Fox-Pitt, riding Parklane Hawk, had 2 fences downwards as well as Nicholson (on Avebury) i on an influential jumping track. Between them, they handed the overnight leader Sinead Halpin (USA) a two-fence margin, but to the disbelief of the crowds inward the packed stands, the ever-smiling American, who has won many admirers inward Great Britain this week, hitting 3 rails on Manoir de Carneville as well as finished second.
“It’s a few years since I’ve won a CCI4*, but it simply shows you lot stimulate got to proceed going inward this sport,” said an overwhelmed Nicholson, 51.
“I’ve had Avebury since he was a foal as well as at that spot stimulate got been days when he’s permit me downwards as well as days when he in all likelihood idea I permit him down, so this is real satisfying.
“I’m non surprised to win, but highly delighted,” he said. “I came hither expecting to arrive at good as well as Avebury has been on proficient cast all year, so knew nosotros had a chance.”
He in conclusion won inward 2000 but said: “It genuinely feels to a greater extent than similar xx years since I in conclusion won! Burghley is my favourite lawsuit to ride at as well as Avebury is a joy to ride.”
The HSBC FEI Classics, which links the world’s half-dozen CCI4*s, went correct to the wire equally well, with Fox-Pitt clinching the US$150,000 showtime prize past times a unmarried indicate inward the closest goal since the serial began inward 2008. If he had hitting roughly other fence, Nicholson, who was 3rd inward 2011, would stimulate got acquire the showtime non-British passenger to win.
Nicholson bags £55,000 equally the winner of Burghley, equally good equally roughly other $US75,000 equally the HSBC Classics runner-up.
“That was close!” said a relieved Fox-Pitt afterwards. “I knew Andrew was on fantastic cast as well as to win past times i indicate was nerve-wracking.”
Fox-Pitt’s 2 CCI4* victories, at Pau inward 2011 as well as Kentucky inward Apr this year, position him inward pole position, but he admitted that he wondered if missing Luhmühlen was going to evidence to go a mistake.
“It was also closed for comfort, but I’m lucky to stimulate got had such a proficient Equus caballus equally Parklane Hawk hither at Burghley,” he said. “The HSBC FEI Classics is a corking serial as well as much appreciated past times riders.”
Halpin was gracious inward defeat. “My Equus caballus warmed upward beautifully but he was maybe a lilliputian fleck tired. It was disappointing, but I’m genuinely proud of him. I haven’t done equally much equally these guys [Nicholson as well as Fox-Pitt] but I volition go back, over again as well as over again as well as again!”
Halpin travels dorsum to the USA this week.
Tension mounted equally the in conclusion riders jumped, equally at that spot had exclusively been v clears from the 53 finishers inward the competition, the close troublesome struggle beingness the upright ruddy postbox at 11, which also proved hard when it was used at the London Olympic Games in conclusion month.
Kentucky runner-up Allison Springer (USA) had 2 rails downwards with Arthur but her terminal 6th house was yet proficient plenty to motion her into 3rd house inward the HSBC FEI Classics ahead of Luhmühlen winner Michael Jung (GER) as well as Adelaide 2011 winner Stuart Tinney (AUS). In a plumbing fixtures finale, Springer joined Nicholson as well as Fox-Pitt on the podium inward front end of a cheering crowd at Burghley.
The 12-year-old Avebury, past times the Irish Gaelic Draught sire Jumbo, belongs to Nicholson’s long-time possessor Rosemary Barlow, who is good known for organising international supporters’ pavilions at championships, including at Greenwich in conclusion month, but who has never had a CCI4* winner inward thirty years of lawsuit Equus caballus ownership.
The horse, which Nicholson sold to a jumping yard equally a four-year-old as well as and so bought dorsum 2 years later, was showtime evented past times his partner Wiggy Channer until Nicholson ‘stole him back’. The handsome greyish gelding has won at all levels as well as was 8th at Burghley inward 2011. He moves as well as jumps beautifully, but has a cheeky nature as well as needs to go kept inward banking firm check when the delineate per unit of measurement area is on. There is no finer horseman than Nicholson inward that situation.
Burghley is sure an lawsuit that seems to suits the Kiwis, with Jonathan Paget as well as Clifton Lush finishing fifth, Mark Todd as well as Major Milestone 12th, Nicholson as well as Calico Joe 13th, and Caroline Powell as well as Boston Two Tip 14th.
Todd, who freely admits Burghley is his favourite event, was a lilliputian disappointed non to goal inward the laissez passer on off 10 with Major Milestone.
“His rail today was simply his instant e'er with me,” he said, “but he was superb on the cross country. The showjumping was sure influential today – those rails seemed to autumn quite easily!”
Equestrian Sports New Zealand high functioning coach Erik Duvander described Nicholson’s win equally “magnificent”.
“Both Equus caballus as well as passenger deserve that win.”
He was also chuffed with the efforts of Lucy Jackson, whose fourth dimension he felt was genuinely coming, as well as Powell’s Boston Two Tip, who was “looking similar a existent laissez passer on off Equus caballus for the future”.
HSBC Training Bursary winner
Lucy Jackson (NZL), who was showtime reserve for the New Zealand Olympic team, achieved her showtime CCI4* completion at Burghley, with 2 horses, as well as was awarded the HSBC Training Bursary worth US$1000. She finished 19 on Willy Do after adding 20.8 cross-country fourth dimension penalties as well as half-dozen jumping penalties to her dressage score of 58.2. She also lay 7th after dressage on Animator ll, but had a cross rountry halt as well as dropped to eventual 41st.
Jackson, who was a fellow member of the winning New Zealand squad at the Asia-Pacific Olympic qualifying contest at Blenheim (GBR) in conclusion year, has been based inward Great Britain for many years, where she has been trained past times Gill Watson, long-time trainer of Britain’s under-21 teams. Jackson is also a qualified physiotherapist. Her previous best lawsuit was 8th at Bramham CCI3* (GBR) on Willy Do as well as 8th at Ballindenisk (IRL) on Animator ll this year.
The Training Bursary is a unique laurels which is presented to the highest placed passenger never to stimulate got completed a 4* lawsuit prior to 1 Jan 2011. The winning passenger receives a preparation voucher to the value of US$1000, which is spent on sessions with a trainer of the athlete’s pick approved past times the FEI as well as the relevant National Federation.
“With this laurels hopefully I volition acquire fifty-fifty to a greater extent than preparation – I stimulate got been genuinely lucky with the New Zealand High Performance Squad getting coaching as well as support; all these people giving you lot the arrive at goodness of their experience tin exclusively assist as well as if I stimulate got fifty-fifty to a greater extent than I tin hopefully go fifty-fifty amend side past times side year,” said Jackson, who was born inward England as well as was a erstwhile fellow member of British Junior as well as Young Rider Squads.
In 1993 aged fifteen she was the Schools National Champion as well as and so a few years afterwards inward New Zealand was inward the Talent as well as Development squad as well as and so represented NZ at the Trans-Tasman Games as well as was long-listed for the 2008 Olympic Games.
She spent 7 years (2002-2009) inward New Zealand working equally a physiotherapist with eventing horses as well as on provide fix her ain yard inward Oxfordshire. This yr she was a fellow member of the New Zealand Squad for the Olympic Games – but was non selected for the squad as well as so came to Burghley with Gillian Greenlass’s 11-year-old Willy Do with whom she finished inward 19th house as well as the 15-year-old Animator, owned past times Nigel Taylor as well as Kathy Evans with who she was 41st.
“I stimulate got definitely learnt a lot as well as at that spot a few things I wishing I could modify – similar Animator’s halt as well as a few fourth dimension penalties hither as well as at that spot – but it’s corking to consummate with 2 at my showtime Burghley as well as showtime four-star.”
Under 25 winner
Britain’s Ben Hobday is this year’s winner of the prize for the highest placed passenger ‘under-25’. Hobday, aged 24 from Rossendale inward Lancashire, finished inward 33rd house with his ride Gun H5N1 B Good.
It was the instant completion of Burghley for Ben as well as Gun H5N1 B Good who finished inward 41st in conclusion yr on their Burghley debut.
This yr the couple was 48th after dressage as well as rose upward to 41st after cross country. They were i of simply 2 combinations to jump clear inward the morn session of the showtime 29 riders – albeit added 2 fourth dimension penalties to their sail – to motion them upward to a terminal 33rd.
“I was peculiarly thrilled with him – equally he struggles with demonstrate jumping as well as in conclusion yr produced his showtime e'er three-day clear circular demonstrate jumping at Burghley, thus the chances of him doing it over again were minimal so I was over the satelite when he did,” Hobday said. “He has tried his take in out all weekend.”
Hobday began riding aged iv as well as showtime tasted success when he won a ‘first ridden’ at Ponies UK. With the Holcombe Hunt Pony Club, he qualified for the Pony Club championships inward all 3 phases; the showtime fellow member to arrive at so inward his pony fellowship for 25 years. Keen to acquire an lawsuit passenger he went equally a working student to Cheshire based Hannah Bate, as well as so went to function for demonstrate jumper William Funnell.
In 2006 with Upton’s Who, Hobday won the U-21 National Championships as well as the couple was selected for Britain’s immature passenger squad. In 2007 they represented GB at the Young Rider European Championships, finishing on their dressage score inward 6th house as well as the next yr after 7th house at Chatsworth CIC3* the couple won squad aureate as well as private bronze at the Young Rider European Championships at Kreuth.
In 2010 Hobday competed inward his showtime four-star at Pau with Gun H5N1 Be Good, a Equus caballus bred inward Yorkshire past times demonstrate jumper Graham Fletcher.
“Coming to Burghley in conclusion yr gave me a fleck to a greater extent than confidence this fourth dimension – although the fences are yet equally large as well as I was quite nervous – but I knew nosotros could arrive at it,” said Hobday, who right away runs his ain concern Shadow Sport Horse Ltd producing lawsuit horses.
“All inward all nosotros stimulate got had a fantastic experience at a fantastic event.”
First-timer as well as mare award
Izzy Taylor won’t forget Burghley 2012 inward a hurry, after receiving he prize for the highest placed ‘Burghley first-timer’ spell her ride, Briarlands Matilda won the prize for the highest placed British-bred mare.
Taylor, 29, comes from an equestrian household unit of measurement as well as started riding at a immature age. Her Grandmother Jane Whiteley was instant at Badminton, her corking aunt Anneli Drummond Hay won both Badminton as well as Burghley as well as her woman rear represented GB at Junior as well as Young Rider levels.
Although offered a house at University to report Sports Science, Taylor decided her hereafter was with horses as well as eventing. She started function at Hartpury College for breeders Sam as well as Linda Barr, breaking inward as well as riding the immature Welton horses as well as and so spent fourth dimension inward Holland to educate with Anneli Drummond Hay, where she had the chance to function for Swiss Olympic demonstrate jumper Markus Fuchs.
She recovered from serious injury from a autumn inward 2003 to win squad silvery as well as private bronze inward the 2004 European Young Rider Championships. She was as well as so based for 2 years at the Opposition Stud during which fourth dimension she was instant at Windsor International as well as 3rd at the Young Rider Championships, equally good equally successfully competing the Opposition horses upward through the grades.
Taylor took the ride on Briarlands Matilda inward 2008 when the mare’s erstwhile passenger Tristram Owers broke his leg. Last yr the couple completed Badminton inward 54th house but improved on that past times 47 places hither at Burghley. “I had no expectations but Matilda is simply awesome – its simply a instance of riding her,” said Taylor, who has her ain yard close Chipping Norton. “She is quick as well as I knew Burghley would adjust her.
Matilda was awarded 2 embryo transfers past times Twemlows Stud Farm. She was bred past times the belatedly Lorna Schuster as well as is owned past times Guy Avis, the Secretary of The Heythrop Hun,t with whom she has been since birth. Avis is much involved as well as does all her fitness work.
“I backed as well as produced her equally I did her dam as well as grand dam,” said Avis, who is right away thinking of which stallion to use. Matilda is a immature lady of ISH Miley who is past times the Thoroughbred Idea. She is out of Briarlands Appleby who was a total sis to the erstwhile Badminton Equus caballus Briarlands Pippin (ridden past times Susanna McCaire). Appleby is past times the Thoroughbred Good Apple who also sired Badminton winner The Irishman as well as Pomeroy who was ridden internationally past times Rodney Powell.
Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson, the electrical flow globe position out i as well as leader of the HSBC Rider Rankings, is acknowledged equally i of the close hard-working as well as naturally talented horsemen inward eventing. He showtime came to England equally a 19-year-old as well as worked with racehorses. His showtime CCI4* was Badminton inward 1984 when he earned a house on the showtime New Zealand Olympic team, at Los Angeles. He went on to ride at v to a greater extent than Olympics, winning squad silvery inward 1992 as well as squad bronzes inward 1996 as well as 2012, when he finished 4th individually on Nereo. He also won squad aureate at the 1990 FEI World Equestrian Games on roughly other Equus caballus owned past times Rosemary Barlow, Spinning Rhombus.
Nicholson has won numerous CCIs. This is his 3rd Burghley win, next victories inward 1995 on Buckley Province as well as 2000 on Mr Smiffy. He was instant in conclusion year, as well as 3rd inward the HSBC FEI Classics in conclusion year. Andrew has 2 adult daughters, Rebecca as well as Melissa, as well as 2 immature children, Lily as well as Zak, with his partner Wiggy Channer. They alive close Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Avebury, who was 8th at Burghley in conclusion here, is past times the eventing stallion Jumbo, who Nicholson also competed. He was bred past times Andrew as well as wins the SHB (GB) prize equally the highest placed Equus caballus past times i of the societies stallions. Avebury is the instant Burghley winner past times Jumbo – he also sired the 2006 winner Headley Britannia.
William Fox-Pitt
William Fox-Pitt, who also won the HSBC FEI Classics inward 2008 as well as 2010, has won 49 CCIs, including xi CCI4*s: Badminton (2004), Burghley a tape half-dozen times (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Luhmühlen (2008), Kentucky twice (2010 as well as 2012) as well as Pau (2011). He is the exclusively passenger to stimulate got won v out of the world’s half-dozen CCI4*s.
He has also represented Great Britain xvi times inward championships, winning Olympic silvery (2004 as well as 2012) as well as bronze (2008), globe squad aureate as well as private silvery on Cool Mountain (2010) summation squad silvery inward 2006 as well as squad bronze inward 2002. He has half-dozen European squad aureate medals, squad bronze as well as 2 private silvers (1997 as well as 2005). Fox-Pitt, 43, is married to Alice, a tv set racing commentator. They alive inward Sturminster Newton, Dorset, as well as stimulate got 2 immature sons, Oliver as well as Thomas, as well as are expecting a 3rd child.
Final results
1 Andrew Nicholson/Avebury (NZL) 41.0 + 0.8 + 4 = 45.8
2 Sinead Halpin/Manoir de Carneville (USA) 36.3 + 0.0 + 12 = 48.3
3 William Fox-Pitt/Parklane Hawk (GBR) 41.0 + 2.4 + 8 = 51.4
4 Oliver Townend/Armada (GBR) 43.5 + 0.0 + 8 = 51.5
5 Jonathan Paget/Clifton Lush (NZL) 46.2 + 2.0 + 4 = 52.2
6 Allison Springer/Arthur (USA) 40.0 + 9.2 + 8 = 57.2
7 Izzy Taylor/Briarlands Matilda (GBR) 50.5 + 6.8 + 4 = 61.3
8 Kai Ruder/Le Prince des Bois (GER) 41.0 + 17.2 + 4 = 57.2
nine Sam Griffiths/Happy Times (AUS) 42.0 + 4.4 + xvi = 63.0
10 Bettina Hoy/Lanfranco TSF (GER) 49.0 + 14.0 + 0 = 63.0
HSBC FEI Classics 2012 Final Leaderboard
1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) 40
2 Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 39
3 Allison Springer (USA) 17
4 Michael Jung (GER) 15
5 Stuart Tinney (AUS) 15
6 Sinead Halpin (USA) 12
7 Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) 12
8 Sonja Johnson (AUS) 12
nine Oliver Townend (GBR) 12
10 Jonathan Paget (NZL) 11
At the terminate of the HSBC FEI Classics 2012 season, the v riders with the highest position out of points collected amid the HSBC FEI Classics™ events volition go awarded their percentage of a total prize fund of US$333,000 carve upward equally follows:
1st – US$150,000 (Series Champion)
2nd – US$75,000
3rd – US$50,000
4th – US$33,000
5th – US$25,000
Burghley prize list:
- The Land Rover Perpetual Challenge trophy to the winning owner; Rosemary Barlow
- The Burghley Challenge loving cup to the winning rider; Andrew Nicholson
- The Henry Tate Challenge loving cup to the possessor of the instant horse; Ms Bernadette Cogdell
- The Sugden Challenge trophy to the passenger of the instant horse; Sinead Halpin
- The Stamford Challenge trophy to the possessor of the 3rd horse; Catherine Witt
- A miniature of the Land Rover Perpetual Challenge trophy to the highest placed British passenger competing for the showtime fourth dimension at Burghley; Izzy Taylor
- Dege & Skinner of Savile Row voucher for bespoke riding coat to the highest paced passenger Under-25 as well as non entitled to the Union flag; Ben Hobday
- HSBC classics preparation bursary; Lucy Jackson (NZL)
- Sport Horse Breeding (GB) bronze to the Equus caballus sired past times SHB(GB) stallion finishing inward the laissez passer on off 12: Avebury past times Jumbo
- Twemlows scholarship for 2 embryo transfer to the highest placed British-bred or domiciled mare completing inward laissez passer on off 20; Briarlands Matilda owned past times guy Avis
- Supporters of British Breeding prize to the breeder of the highest placed British-bred Equus caballus inward the laissez passer on off 6; Andrew Nicholson – Avebury
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