McIntosh and Estina win Royal Show NZ World Cup leg

Olympic showjumper Samantha McIntosh is thrilled amongst the commencement double clear past times her mare Estina, who won the New Zealand World Cup shape at the Royal A&P Show inwards Feilding on Saturday.

The nine-year-old Belgian imported mare headed dwelling 12 other combinations. While Estina tin hold upwardly a tricky ride, she was superb on Sabbatum night. They are heading into their 3rd flavor together.

“I scream back the Australian tour over the wintertime months actually helped her grow upwardly a lot,” McIntosh said. “She is a handful, but when she is good, she is real good!”

The combination convey been knocking on the door for a while, but the double clear remained elusive … until now.

“It’s cool it all came together today.”

While McIntosh has no existent plans to chase the New Zealand World Cup series, almost of the classes are at the “better” shows.

“I prefer to select courses that accommodate my Equus caballus together with her development, together with thus nosotros volition see.”

With her other mare Claire out for the residue of the flavor amongst injury, McIntosh has late paired upwardly amongst Argento who she sees equally to a greater extent than or less other potential laissez passer on horse.

“I would similar to convey a crevice at a footing loving cup amongst her too,” she said.

But the solar daytime belonged to Estina. In the commencement round, only Estina together with old multi-series winner Katie McVean together with Dunstan Kiwi Iron Mark were clear. Last season’s series’ victor Maurice Beatson together with My Gollywog had a unmarried rails to demeanour 4 faults through, equally did electrical flow serial leader Susie Hayward together with Andretti.

Eight combinations came dorsum for the minute circular which saw only McIntosh together with eventual minute place-getter Beatson become clear over the Gary Sinclair designed class – McIntosh inwards 66.56 seconds, together with Beatson inwards 62.89 but amongst 4 faults.

McVean together with Iron Mark were the fastest inwards the against-the-clock circular amongst their 57.72, but paid for their speed amongst viii faults.

 

Results –

New Zealand Bayer World Cup Series (third round): Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) Estina 1, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) My Gollywog 2, Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) Dunstan Kiwi Iron Mark 3, Susie Hayward (Canterbury) Andretti 4, Jake Lambert (Cambridge) Quality NZPH 5, Tim Myers (Hawera) Pick Me NZPH 6.

 

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