Grayling takes healthy lead in Puhinui 3*

Matthew Grayling too Henton Executive on the CIC3* cross-country at Puhinui. © Libby Law

Veteran Kiwi eventer Matthew Grayling too Henton Executive have a 12 penalisation Pb inward the Honda NZ CCI3* at the Puhinui International Three-Day-Event, despite a few scary moments on the cross-country.

In 2nd house later Saturday’s cross-country is Kelsey Rotheray on The Felon, amongst Dannie Lodder on Moochi a farther 21.6 penalties adrift.

Trailblazer Brent Jury was the exclusively circular nether the fourth dimension on the hateful solar daytime simply later a disastrous dressage on Fri on SE Big, is however exclusively inward fourth place.

The course of report was real testing, too 3 of the competitors didn’t complete the course of report including the overnight leaders, Angela Lloyd too Song who had a soft autumn inward the water.

Grayling too Henton Executive had a span of nearly misses on the course of report including inward the influential H2O complex inward the primary arena.  “He came out of the H2O too left a leg, too the distance was tight plenty equally it was for a Equus caballus that powers upward the bank,” he said.

But the dairy farmer from Taranaki was amount of praise for his horse, bred locally past times Henton Lodge Hanoverians.

“This is the get-go fourth dimension I cause got ridden the Equus caballus at this level.   He showed skillful heart, he was honest. I said become too he backed me,” Grayling said.

In the Cato Packaging CCI2*, Donna Smith too Balmoral Sensation retained their Pb from the dressage phase, although amongst 3.6 fourth dimension faults, their margin has slipped, too 3 of the country’s top immature riders are fewer than vii penalties behind.  Virginia Thompson was clear too inside the fourth dimension to hold out inward 2nd place, Clarke Johnstone on Leo Degas is third, amongst Samantha Felton on Ricker Ridge Pico Boo inward fourth.

Last yr inward this contest Smith too Balmoral Sensation had a spectacular autumn inward the primary arena.  Smith confessed to a few pre-event nerves.   “I allow out a huge sigh of relief when I left the arena this time, I hadn’t realised it was bothering me thence much.  I cause got never had thence many people maxim ‘Good luck mate’ earlier I laid upward off.”

Smith was equally good amount of praise for Andrew Nicholson who had given her around tips on Friday.  “I had a groovy conversation amongst Andrew, he was thence inspiring.  He told me I had a beautiful Equus caballus too it was groovy that he cared plenty to hand me around advice, too hold out thence forthcoming amongst his knowledge.”

The Balmoral horses equally good continued skillful shape inward the Veterinary Associates CCI* amongst Simone Kann on Balmoral Oakey taking the Pb later a clear cross-country.  It’s a tight squelch betwixt the top v inward this class, amongst exclusively 4 faults separating them. Cherie Jaques on Tobinator too Sophie Wilkinson on Bob’s Dream are inward 2nd too 3rd place.

The horses must operate past times a veterinarian inspection inward the morn earlier they thence accept on the finally stage inward the competition, the showjumping.  The CCI* starts at 10.45, the CCI3* at 1.30 too the CCI2* at 2.45pm.

 

Results later Cross Country:

CCI3*
Matthew Grayling, Henton Executive 57.6
Kelsey Rothery, The Felon, 69.6
Dannie Lodder, Moochi, 79.2
Brent Jury, SE Big, 83.4 

CCI**
Donna Smith, Balmoral Sensation, 42.1
Virginia Thompson, Star Nouveau, 46.7
Clarke Johnstone, Leo Degas, 47.4
Samantha Felton, Ricker Ridge Pico Boo, 48.9 

CCI*
Simone Kann, Balmoral Oakey, 45.6
Cherie Jaques, Tobinator, 46.2
Sophie Wilkinson, Bob’s Dream, 48.1
Jessica Woods, LV Award, 49.4

 

 

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