Local jumper beats challengers for NZ Young Rider title
Local showjumper Katie Meredith has pulled some other i out of the bag, stepping upward to win the Tru Test South Island Mitavite Young Rider Championship at the NZ National Jumping Championships inward Christchurch yesterday.
Meredith is no stranger to success at the championships, but alongside a star-studded plain including Aussie raiders James Arkins on Dreamtime Invader as well as Kirsty Ansell on Balou, as well as leading North Islander Logan Massie on Double J Cloud nine amid others, she knew she had her function cutting out.
Twelve started over the three-star rail designed past times visiting Australian class designer John Vallance, alongside simply iv progressing to the jump-off. Australian James Arkins as well as the talented Dreamtime Invader were offset out, setting a non bad measuring to instruct clear inward 42.49 seconds. Meredith as well as Rio Madrid came next, jumping as well as turning on a dime to accept the Pb simply 0.2 seconds faster. Kirsty Ansell on Balou rode a rubber circular to complete third, piece Natasha Brooks on Hairy McLairy tried difficult but came unstuck alongside Brooks falling inward the jump-off.
Meredith, 19, was thrilled alongside the result. “She was awesome. It was a beautiful track. John (Vallance) had done a marvellous job. It wasn’t large but you lot had to ride it, alongside lots of related lines.”
This was Meredith’s tertiary Young Rider win of the flavour alongside Rio Madrid, as well as her 2nd of the national immature passenger title, having won it inward 2011 aboard Streetwise.
Earlier inward the hateful solar daytime Darfield teen Maddison Thompson defeated a smart plain to win the Commercial Contract Services KiwiSpan Junior Rider aboard her father’s hunter King John. Sixteen started the contest alongside simply 6 going through to the jump-off against the clock.
Ohoka’s Olivia Robertson as well as speed demon Tiki Taane were offset out going for gold, but unfortunately came domicile alongside iv faults thank you lot to a rail down. Next to go, Australian Georgie Sciciliano as well as Yalambi’s Soltarella equally good had iv faults. Melanie Weal on Cross Your Heart posted the class’s offset clear inward a fourth dimension of 40.86 to instruct into the lead. With a fourth dimension to beat, Thompson as well as King John shaved corners coming domicile inward a smart 38.06. Last to go, Emily Fraser as well as Kiwi Relic were eliminated inward the jump-off for a fall.
Show jumping’s ascension stars were equally good inward activeness yesterday, alongside Katie McVean as well as Dunstan Breeze taking the honours inward the Andretti Seven-Year-Old Breeding Championship alongside the solely clear round.
The 2nd competitions were equally good held for the entitle classes, leading into tomorrow’s (Sunday) finals. The highlight volition endure the NZ Community Trust Senior Horse Championship as well as Fiber Fresh Feeds One Star Championship which are develop to instruct underway roughly midday.
RESULTS: Tru Test inward association alongside Mitavite South Island NZ Young Rider Championship: Katie Meredith (Ohoka) Rio Madrid 1, James Arkins (Australia) Dreamtime Invader 2, Kirsty Ansell (Australia) Balou 3, Natasha Brooks (Cambridge) Hairy McLairy 4, Melody Matheson (Hastings) Cheltenham 5, Sarah Beale (Australia) Alpha Centuri 6.
Commercial Contract Services inward association alongside KiwiSpan Junior Rider Championship: Maddison Thompson (Darfield) King John 1, Melanie Weal (Te Awamutu) Cross Your Heart 2, Rose Alfeld (Weedons) Capprera 3, Olivia Robertson (Ohoka) Tiki Taane 4, Georgie Sciciliano (Perth, Western Australia) Yalambi’s Soltarella 5, Emily Fraser (Takapau) Kiwi Relic 6.
Andretti NZ Seven-Year-Old Breeding Championship: Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Breeze 1, Kate Taylor (Kurow) Next 2, Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) Supernova NZPH 3, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Banderos C 4, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Lenarc 5, Natasha Brooks (Cambridge) Kapattack 6.
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