Three wins for Nicholson at Chatsworth
Kiwi eventer Andrew Nicholson had a adept weekend at Chatsworth, taking out 3 of the event’s principal classes.
There were 3 CIC 3* classes at the venue together with all 3 were won past times Irish Gaelic Sport Horses.
Nicholson, who was 3rd together with 11th at Badminton before this month, won CIC3* classes on both Mr Cruise Control together with Viscount George, together with an Advanced flat on Qwanza. He was also 5th inward this flat amongst Sinatra BK.
World Number One Andrew Nicholson won the offset department amongst Mr Cruise Control past times Cruising, bred past times Michael together with Mary Kelly, together with also took the minute department amongst Viscount George past times Lord Noble which was bred past times Geraldine Berney, spell the 3rd department was won past times the Taldi gelding Bodidily ridden past times Britain’s Selina Milnes together with bred past times Muriel Howard.
Equestrian Sports New Zealand high surgery manager Sarah Harris says the results underline the depth of Nicholson’s stable.
“He’s continuing to set the pressure level on to larn transcend results together with a glance at his dressage marks over the past times twelvemonth shows that improvement,” she said. “He’s only nailing it.”
Making a comeback was World Equestrian Games 2010 bronze medallist Clarke Johnstone who was 15th in the CIC3* (section two) on Regal Romar.
“It’s Clarke’s offset 3 star start for a spell together with thence it is prissy to run into him back. He’s worked his means through a challenging patch amongst his horses together with is on rails to essay together with brand the 2014 World Champs team.”
His team-mate from the 2010 champs who was also purpose of the medal-winning London Olympics team, Caroline Powell, was 10th aboard Thornfield Jones, 1 of her younger horses.
Ireland’s top-10 Badminton placegetter Aoife Clark followed upward her 8th house complete amongst minute house inward the CIC 3* amongst ix year-old Irish Gaelic Sport Horse mare Fenya’s Elegance. This was the flat won by Nicholson’s Viscount George.
Clark also finished minute inward the CIC1* flat on Fernhill Adventure past times Newmarket Venture, bred past times Mary Quinlivan from Cork, spell this department was won past times British passenger Ruth Edge on even together with thence only about other Irish Gaelic Sport Horse, The Precious One past times Master Imp, which was bred past times Gerard Young.
Clark’s transcend 10 house at Badminton was also achieved on an Irish Gaelic Sport Horse, Master Crusoe, bred past times Michael Doyle.
Horse Sport Republic of Ireland Chairman Pat Wall said that it was groovy to run into Irish Gaelic horses climbing through the ranks, demonstrating that Republic of Ireland was the house to come upward to purchase a potential, or a made, trial horse.
“Chatsworth is a major contest on the British Eventing calendar and to run into it beingness dominated past times Irish Gaelic bred horses is groovy for marketing our animals. ‘Actions speak louder than words’, together with each of these prize winners is an ambassador for Irish Gaelic horses,” he said.
Nicholson also won an advanced flat on Qwanza, together with finished 5th inward this flat amongst Sinatra BK.
Nicholson volition accept only about other of his customary busy times at Rockingham this weekend, where he volition trouble upward amongst 7 horse, including two-star rides Teseo together with Tilikum.
Images below © Mike Bain
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