NZ puissance record stays intact after brave efforts
Bricks tumbled, but non records inward the puissance competition at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium before tonight.
With $70,000 upwardly for grabs if anyone could clear the 2.21m of the GJ Gardner Homes ‘Wall Challenge” at Ride The Rhythm, six combinations pose their fears aside for the tape attempt.
The target elevation was 8cm higher than the New Zealand record.
There were merely about brave efforts, but at the goal of the twenty-four hours the honours went to Australian Billy Raymont on Stardom in addition to Katie McVean on Dunstan Zehrenland both clearing 1.95m.
All half-dozen combinations made it through the offset round, clearing the wall at 1.75m, much to the please of the crowd. In the instant round, the competition heated upwardly alongside Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) on Schimmel Warrior, in addition to Ross Smith (Burnham) on pocket-sized Cesann stopping at the 1.80m wall, ending their chances.
McVean on both Dunstan Zehrenland in addition to Dunstan Delilah, Raymont on Stardom, in addition to immature human being Australian Tyrone Latham on Rsb Swift all soared over.
When it came to the 3rd round, the wall was develop at 1.95m. McVean was offset to larn on Dunstan Zehrenland, who pose inward merely about other gutsy motility to larn clear. Latham was next, dropping the wall in addition to his chances, followed yesteryear Raymont in addition to Stardom, who blew the crowd away alongside merely about other clear. McVean in addition to Dunstan Delilah were concluding to go, alongside the pocket-sized trying hard, but failing, taking merely 1 block.
With merely the ii combinations left, the wall was raised 1 time over again to 2.05m, merely 9cm brusk of the New Zealand tape held yesteryear Allan Goodall in addition to Scud. You could bespeak heed a pivot drib every bit both McVean in addition to Raymont gave it a shot, the crowd willing them over, but neither made it clearly, giving them equal honours at 1.95m.
“She was amazing. She is truly brave in addition to every bit honest every bit they come, but fifty-fifty I didn’t intend she would boundary that high. I induce got jumped a auto before in addition to then I knew she would try,” McVean said of Dunstan Zehrenland.
Raymont was every bit good stunned yesteryear Stardom’s performance. “He was super. I induce got never done 1 (a puissance) on him before, in addition to fifty-fifty I haven’t jumped 1 for a long time. He’s ever been pretty brave, but I came into that concluding struggle questioning whether he would truly boundary it. If he did halt it would induce got been his offset one.”
Both praised the competition, 1 that’s hardly contested inward this cervix of the woods whatever more.
The competition continues alongside the instant department of the $50,000 McMillan Equine Feeds Super Grand Prix, followed yesteryear The Hollies.
• Earlier inward the twenty-four hours Christchurch passenger Steffi Whittaker notched upwardly her 7th Grand Prix win of the flavour inward the $5000 Pony Grand Prix.
The win on Moonlight Glow was the biggest win of the 12-year-old’s career. The youngest passenger inward the 12-strong class, Whittaker, outdid her to a greater extent than experienced rivals, notching upwardly her 7th private Grand Prix win of the season.
Faults were aplenty, alongside merely ii combinations going through to the jump-off over Gerrit Beker’s challenging track.
Molly Buist-Brown (Christchurch) in addition to the talented nevertheless hard Miss Mae West were offset to larn against the clock, setting the stride alongside a clear circular inward a smart fourth dimension of 46.28.
Whittaker rose to the challenge, alongside Moonlight Glow stepping it upwardly a notch inward the jump-off to come upwardly domicile alongside seconds to spare taking the win. It capped off a large calendar week for the 12-year-old who merely started high school.
“It’s unbelievable. He was amazing. I knew I had a pretty expert direct chances but I didn’t aspect him to larn good inward the offset round. It’s his offset fourth dimension indoors in addition to he was a flake dizzy to laid out with, but he jumped good inward the jump-off,” Whittaker said.
North Islander Emily Fraser, of Takapau, didn’t larn domicile empty-handed finishing 3rd in addition to 4th respectively on Tiger Tale LS in addition to Tony The Pony on iv faults, alongside Ashburton’s Emma Waite on Spring Brooke, fifth, in addition to Kimberley Bird (Rakaia) on Brenwood Stevie James sixth.
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