Gap narrows in NZ’s premier eventing series

Bell Tea Super League serial leaders Donna Smith together with Just Chocolate, on cross-country at the Puhinui Three-day Event. © Barbara Thomson

The cream of the country’s elite eventing combinations are ascent to the laissez passer on of the tabular array inward the Bell Tea Super League, amongst the results from the Puhinui CCI3*, which marks the halfway phase of the yr long series, confirming the shape shown yesteryear riders who produce got performed consistently throughout the season.

The sensational win yesteryear twenty yr quondam Ashleigh McKinstry, the fry from the King Country, on her amazing picayune purpose Kaimanawa, Pioneer Makokomiko, has seen her narrow the gap to serial leader Donna Smith on Just Chocolate, the National One-day Event winners at Taupo a fortnight ago.

It has likewise farther extended McKinstry’s Pb amongst Mako inward the Massey University Young Rider series, where they at in 1 lawsuit produce got an unassailable total, their tally of points to a greater extent than than twice that of the side yesteryear side combination on the list.

Simon Gordon’s tertiary house at Puhinui amongst Fletch.com has seen them deed into tertiary compass inward the Super League ahead of Bruce Newman on Bates Trademark, who did non add together to their tally afterwards Newman’s commencement e'er autumn from Trademark on the Puhinui cross-country track.

Shelley Ross retains 5th house amongst Alberta Tomba, patch Monica Oakley is at in 1 lawsuit a clear 6th amongst Fontain, afterwards Annabel Wigley failed to complete amongst either NRM Enzo or NRM Frog Rock, together with thus volition notice the trip dorsum to Amberley fifty-fifty longer than usual.

The side yesteryear side large lawsuit inward the Bell Tea Super League volition live at the Horse of the Year Show inward Hastings side yesteryear side March, followed yesteryear Kihikihi inward April, together with lastly the NRM Three-day Event at Taupo inward May.

 

BELLTEA SUPER LEAGUE – Standings at halfway afterwards vi events:

Donna Smith, Te Kauwhata, Just Chocolate, 179 pts, 1; Ashleigh McKinstry, Taumarunui, Pioneer Makokomiko, 159 pts, 2; Simon Gordon, Auckland, Fletch.com, 113.5 pts, 3; Bryce Newman, Bulls, Bates Trademark, 62.5 pts, 4; Shelley Ross, Helensville, Alberta Tomba, 58.5 pts, 5; Monica Oakley, Waipukurau, Fontain, 48 pts, 6.

 

 

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