Gordon and Fletch second at Kihikihi, but lead series
Simon Gordon together with Fletch.com were rewarded for their consistency after placing 2nd inwards the CIC3* at the weekend’s Kihikihi Horse Trials, moving from tertiary house to the Pb the Bell Tea Super League series.
The placing followed their win inwards the championship shape at the Horse of the Year, together with equally league leaders the combination is at 1 time ahead of Ashleigh McKinstry together with Pioneer Makokomiko, who did non add together to their points sum after parting companionship on the cross-country.
Donna Smith on Just Chocolate together with Bryce Newman on Bates Trademark, neither of whom started at Kihikihi, agree tertiary together with 4th place, piece Dannie Lodder, who had the biggest win of her career to appointment at Kihikihi on Moochi, withdraw hold moved into 5th house a mere 0.5 of a betoken behind Newman. Monica Oakley together with Fontain, 5th at Kihikihi, drib 1 house to 6th inwards the series, piece Smith moves into 7th amongst Balmoral Tangolooma.
The adjacent lawsuit inwards the Super League is the CIC3* (short format) at the South Island Three-day Event inwards Christchurch on 18-21 April, followed past times the Advanced shape at Woodhill Sands (Helensville) on 27-28 April.
NZ trans-Tasman squad named
The NZ Trans-Tasman squad volition survive entitled to earn Bell Tea Super League points at the Sydney CCI3* (long format), worth double points, that same weekend, which volition exercise much interest.
The squad named today is Gordon amongst Fletch.com, Newman amongst Bates Trademark, Smith amongst either Just Chocolate or Balmoral Tangolooma, together with Melbourne based Joe Waldron amongst Springvale All Black. Smith plans to withdraw hold both horses, 1 at her ain expense. Dannie Lodder has been named non-travelling reserve amongst Moochi, but plans to become anyway at her ain expense. She together with Smith on her 2nd Equus caballus volition compete equally individuals, together with volition also survive eligible to earn Super League points.
Dannie Lodder together with Moochi claim Kihikihi 3*
Dannie Lodder rode Moochi to a cool together with calm victory in the CIC*** at Kihikihi yesterday.
Her clear circular inwards the showjumping seat the pressure level on overnight leader Simon Gordon together with Fletch.com, who had simply a unmarried mistake inwards manus going into the finally phase.
Their efforts inwards the tighter arena backed upwardly a superb clear round, amongst simply 5 fourth dimension faults over the John Nicholson-designed cross dry reason course.
“That rail (the cross country) simply kept on coming,” said an elated Lodder. “You withdraw hold to ride every unmarried combat together with when you lot arrive at the complete you lot are exhilarated together with know you lot are sitting on a super Equus caballus because you lot got round.”
The combination were 5th at the Kihikihi World Cup lawsuit finally twelvemonth inwards simply their 2nd advanced start, but Lodder says she came into the 2013 lawsuit far to a greater extent than confident after an intensive calendar week of training.
“Training together with harassing … a lot of harassing!”
Over this flavor she says she learnt she needed to survive to a greater extent than reckless together with assail showjumping courses amongst to a greater extent than vigour.
She did that yesterday, together with despite rattling a few jumps, says she believed the clear circular was hers.
“I’ve had roughly expert horses over the years – 5 advanced, but Moochi is my best because he trusts me 100% together with simply keeps on giving. He has such a huge pump together with is together with thus genuine.”
Moochi, a thoroughbred gelding past times Vain Promise together with from the Sculptured Arch mare Bust, is owned past times Peta Easton, who rode the Equus caballus until Nov 2011. Bred past times MG Hodge, Moochi raced equally The Exhibitionist but was unplaced inwards ii starts.
The Kihikihi victory is Lodder’s biggest to date, together with she’s got large plans for the futurity – much of that thank you lot to “a nifty husband”, an “amazing” possessor together with a mum who has been at every unmarried demo since Lodder was 12.
Lodder is hoping to survive named inwards the Trans Tasman senior squad to compete inwards Sydney at the halt of the month, together with has her sights on competing inwards the Adelaide 4 star afterward inwards the year.
The iii star overnight leader Simon Gordon had to settle for 2nd after he together with Fletch.com took the start rail.
In the Bayley’s CIC**, 21-year-old academy student Virginia Thompson managed to become 1 ameliorate than her 2nd house inwards the same shape finally twelvemonth after a careful showjumping phase.
Fifteen of the master copy 24 started the finally stage over the Gerrit Beker-designed course, amongst simply 4 going clear together with within time.
Thompson had a comfortable ii rails inwards manus going in, together with her clear circular left her on her 57.4 penalisation betoken overnight score.
“She’s a keeper all right,” she said of the 12-year-old mare.
“I was absolutely thrilled amongst her cross dry reason – it was a tough rail out at that topographic point together with piece it was like to finally year, it didn’t ride whatever easier. She was together with thus straight, bold together with on fire.”
Thompson paid tribute to her woman bring upwardly Hazel for all her help.
“I simply couldn’t exercise it without her,” she said. “She’s a lifesaver.”
Thompson was also 5th inwards the Bayleys CIC** shape aboard her rather light-green Star Nouveau.
Runner-up Alex Chambers-Stewart had a few anxious moments during the trot-up this morn when her Equus caballus Peti Peti Wai was held together with had to survive re-presented.
They got the nod on the 2nd run, together with went on to notch their best always consequence together thank you lot to a lovely clear cross dry reason round, together with clear together with within fourth dimension inwards the showjumping.
Reporting: Virginia Caro, Diana Dobson
BELL TEA SUPER LEAGUE – Standings after Kihikihi Horse Trials:
Simon Gordon (Karaka), Fletch.com, 214 pts
Ashleigh McKinstry (Taumaranui), Pioneer Makokomiko, 205.5 pts
Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata), Just Chocolate, 188 pts
Bryce Newman (Bulls), Bates Trademark, 101.5 pts
Dannie Lodder (Auckland), Moochi, 101 pts
Monica Oakley (Waipukurau), Fontain, 93 pts
Donna Smith, Balmoral Tangolooms, 85.5 pts
Kihikihi results –
Waipa Home of Champions CIC***: Dannie Lodder (South Auckland) Moochi 60.4 1, Simon Gordon (Karaka) Fletch.com 63.4 2, Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata) Balmoral Tangolooma (owned past times Sim Kann, Gaye McClunie together with Graham Smith) 71 3, Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata) Britannica MVNZ (owned past times Caroline Jolley together with Wendy Keddell) 78.3 4, Monica Oakley (Waipukurau) Fontain 84 5, Sarah Broughton (Mystery Creek) Rockhill Rocket 95.7 6.
Bayleys CIC**: Virginia Thompson (Auckland) Ashbury Pee Cee 56.6 1, Alex Chambers-Stewart (Auckland) Peti Peti Wai 66.7 2, Sarah Broughton (Hamilton) Rockhill Radish 74 3, Amanda Pottinger (Wairarapa) Achilles II 74.4 4, Virginia Thompson (Auckland) Star Nouveau 78.5 5, Kyleigh Snow (Auckland) Folk Law 81.2 6.
Wade Equine Coaches CIC* A: Larissa Srhoy (Ashburton) Smirnoff 52.8 1, Nick Brooks (Cambridge) Striking 53.5 2, Monica Oakley (Waipukurau) Saltador 55.5 3, Megan Finlayson (Kerikeri) Greensleeves 56.1 4, Grace Mannerswood (Queenstown) Hi Ho Said Rolly 57.8 5, Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata) Bates Lavello 59.5 6.
Bayleys CIC* B: Kate Wood (Whangarei) Tobruk 47.9 1, Helen Bruce (Palmerston North) Toblerone NZPH 49.1 2, Lauren Alexander (North Shore City) BMW Ripley 59.1 3, Sarah Young (Tokoroa) Oakley Vision 59.4 4, Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata) Balmoral Fiddlesticks 60.9 5, Amanda Pottinger (Wairarapa) Just Kidding 61.9 6.
Matamata Saddlery Best Presented: Sarah Broughton (Mystery Creek) Rockhill Rocket.
Newstalk ZB Open Novice: Tessa Jacks (Hamilton) Cracker Jack Candy 32.6 1, Fraser King (Inglewood) Nadal KSNZ 33 2, Rosa Rieger (Papakura) Kaitai 40.5 3, Fraser King (Inglewood) 43.5 4, Cerys Tarr (Rotorua) Heart’s Desire 49.5 5, Rachel Cave (Ohaupo) Hosiery 87.3 6.
Te Awamutu Saddlery Novice: Louise Mulholland (Taumarunui) Mr McTaggart 32 1, Todd Gloyn (Palmerston North) Air Hill Bambi 38.5 2, Chloe Kennedy (Papakura) Appletize 39.4 3, Heather Gunson (Onga Onga) HH Red Rock 42 4, Deborah Mansell (Kumeu) Delta Leeway 43.2 5, James Jackson (Ngaruawahia) Valinco 6.
Hygain Pre-Novice A: Abby Lawrence (Te Puke) Indy RE 26.2 1, Nick Brooks (Cambridge) Versace C 26.6 2, Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata) Balmoral Henton 26.6 3, Katharine Gillaly (Woodville) Double J Sunshine 27.8 4, Tayla Mason (Waikanae) Sonidor 31..7 5, Karla Hiestand (Taranaki) Westamour 34.5 6.
Bateson Horse Floats Pre-Novice B: Sarah Young (Tokoroa) SS Milky Way 23.9 1, Kylee McCambridge (Cambridge) Amazing Spy 24.3 2, Anne Marie Styles (Papakura) Bohdan 29.5 3, Fiona Boddy (Clevedon) Waimanu Sparkle 31.4 4, Janine Hayde (Tuakau) Brentwood tradition 31.6 5, Ashley McMurtrie (Havelock North) Intersect 32.2 6.
Farmlands Pre-Novice C: Darryll Cole (Waimauku) Walligator 30.9 1, Donna Smith (Te Kauwhata) KS Triple 8 32.6 2, James Jackson (Ngaruawahia) Carlo 36.4 3, Kirsty Smyth (Rotorua) Covent Garden 36.9 4, Susan Le Mesurier (Drury) Lightman 39.7 5, Zephania Steele (Drury) Javari JS 40.1 6.
Goldpine Pre-Novice D: Caitlin McPherson (Putaruru) Irish Gaelic Regihn 33 1, Steph Fankhauser (Auckland) Midnight Cappuccino 33.9 2, Fraser King (Inglewood) Campion KSNZ 34.4 3, Ashley Calder (Henderson) Sensation 35.7 4, Jo Lynch (Albany) Shelleys Bay 35.7 5, Tayla Mason (Waikanae) Mosaic II 36.5 6.
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