Second NZ grand prix win to Aussie raider
Australian Jamie Kermond is on function past times of the footing later on winning the $50,000 Forsyth Barr Horse Grand Prix on Colthaga at the 2* Otago Jumping Championships in Mosgiel yesterday.
It was a repeat of their success inwards Fri night’s McMillan Equine Feeds Super Grand Prix at Ride The Rhythm.
Twenty-seven of the best combinations inwards Australasia started Sunday’s degree vying for a part of the stake, alongside all those on 4 faults or less returning for the instant circular against the clock.
Returning inwards opposite lodge of penalties, the pressure level was on from the outset, alongside riders forced to accept chances over the Gerrit Beker-designed track. New Zealand’s Katie McVean was get-go out alongside Dunstan Springfield, setting a swell stride to halt the clock inwards 40.95, but finishing alongside viii faults thank you lot to ii dropped rails.
Cambridge’s Samantha McIntosh together with Claire were the get-go combination to postal service a double clear inwards a fourth dimension of 48.39, which was rapidly bettered past times West Australian Rory Hovell on Yalambi’s Val D’isere. Fellow West Australian Alison Rowland was side past times side to go, too clear inwards a smart 43.93 to accept an early on lead, applying the pressure level on the concluding 10 combinations to go.
Many tried, pushing difficult against the clock, but failed, picking upward faults.
After going unopen alongside Dunstan Daffodil, McVean’s peril paid off, stealing the Pb alongside Dunstan Kiwi Iron Mark inwards 41.02, challenging the concluding riders to accept it on.
Australian Jamie Winning shell the time, but picked upward viii faults. Next out, McIntosh on her instant ride, Estina, were flawless, coming abode clear inwards a speedy 39.5 to become into the lead. When Mathew Gilmour (Auckland) together with Belize Di Cantero had a rail down, that left simply Kermond together with Colthaga.
Midway through the course, McIntosh looked to postulate maintain it won, but Kermond timed it to perfection, coming abode clear simply 0.4 of a instant faster to accept the honours. It wasn’t until the results were called out that Kermond knew he’d done enough.
“I idea I had. I knew I had gone equally fast equally I could, I simply hoped it was enough,” Kermond said.
“It’s simply the luck of the draw. If I hadn’t been concluding to go, there’s no agency I would postulate maintain gone that fast. It’s wonderful. She has been amazing this weekend. It is such a great feeling to postulate maintain her dorsum at her best.”
For Kermond, together with the mare’s hugely supportive owners Jackie together with Bob Cox, winning back-to-back Grand Prix’s was a large thrill, allow lone picking upward to a greater extent than than $20,000 inwards prize money.
Earlier inwards the solar daytime Takapau’s Emily Fraser nabbed the quinella inwards the Mecure Travel Lodge Pony Grand Prix alongside Tony The Pony together with Tiger Tale LS.
Eleven started alongside simply Fraser together with Grace Percy (Queenstown) on Madam Masala coming abode alongside double clears. Christchurch teen Steffi Whittaker together with Moonlight Glow, winners of the Pony Grand Prix at Ride The Rhythm, had to settle for fourth.
Invercargill’s Nicole White continued her great run of shape alongside success inwards both the South Island Mitavite Young Rider together with the 1.35m Championship, piece Jamie Winning won the Euro Sport Elite Rider class.
RESULTS:-
Forsyth Barr Horse Grand Prix: Jamie Kermond (Australia) Colthaga 1, Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) Estina 2, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Kiwi Iron Mark 3, Alison Rowland (Australia) Bickley Brook Bella 4, Rory Hovell (Australia) Yalambi’s Val D’isere 5, Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) Claire 6.
Mercure Travel Lodge Grand Prix: Emily Fraser (Takapau) Tony The Pony 1, Emily Fraser (Takapau) Tiger Tale LS 2, Grace Percy (Queenstown) Madam Masala 3, Steffi Whittaker (Halswell) Moonlight Glow 4, Grace O’Sullivan (Rangiora) Tui’s Gold 5, Molly Buist-Brown (Christchurch) Miss Mae West 6.
Mitavite South Island Young Rider Series: Nicole White (Invercargill) Cricklewood Ace 1, Kirstie Ansell (Australia) Balou 2, Brittany Whelan (Dunedin) George Jetson 3, James Arkins (Australia) Dreamtime Invader 4, Olivia Robertson (Ohoka) Ngahiwi Cisco 5, Jack Maunder (Australia) Cyra 6.
Euro Sport Horses Elite Rider: Jamie Winning (Australia) Alpha Centauri 1, Georgina Power (Little River) Brooklynite 2, Claudia Hay (Mosgiel) Euro Sport Centavos 3, Claudia Hay (Mosgiel) Euro Sport Heartbreaker 4, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Conyers 5, Georgina Power (Little River) Waldorf 6.
Prydes inwards association alongside Caledonian Amateur Rider: Kirsty Paehua () Southwood Ezy2nv 1, Donna Franchesci (Australia) Diamond B Cassanova 2, Kate Taylor (Kurow) Next 3, Donna Smith (Dipton) Tower 4, Nicole Bulford (Christhchurch) Pintado Paragon 5, Bonnie Foley (Clinton) Maggie May II 6.
Southernwide Real Estate inwards association alongside KiwiSpan Junior Rider: Hayley Morris (Oxford) Livewire II 1, Georgie Siciliano (Australia) Yalambi’s Soltarella 2, Rose Alfeld (Weedons) My Super Nova 3, Emily Fraser (Takapau) Kiwi Relic 4, Rose Alfeld (Weedons) Capprera 5, Sally Spicer (Christchurch) Weiti Eros 6.
Dunstan Seven-Year-Old Series: Rose Alfeld (Weedons) My Super Nova 1, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Lenarc 2, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Banderas C 3, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Breeze 4, Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) Supernova NZPH 5, Kate Taylor (Kurow) Next 6.
Mitavite Six-Year-Old Series: Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Lucca 1.
Fernhill Stud Five-Year-Old Series: Zoe Shore (Ashburton) Burberry 1.
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