Nicola Wilson wins Scottish open horse trials champs
British eventer Nicola Wilson had the best possible grooming for this week’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Normandy.
Riding One Two Many, Wilson won the Scottish Open Championship CIC3* championship for the 4th fourth dimension at the Blair Castle International Horse Trials final weekend.
One Two Many, a 12-year-old boy of Chacoa who joined Wilson’s squad final year, is owned by Gerry as well as Mary Kemp as well as Janine Shewan.
“One Two Many is a phenomenal Equus caballus as well as lovely inwards all 3 phases,” Wilson said. “I am as well as thus lucky to induce got such an amazing back upwardly squad – my owners, hubby as well as groom – equally nosotros all ride the highs as well as lows together.”
One Two Many had originally been entered for the CCI3*, but alongside Annie Clover’s belatedly alternative for WEG, the switch was made to the CIC3*, enabling Wilson to operate out for French Republic early the sun morning.
Wills Oakden as well as Louise Harwood completed the move on 3 trouble upwardly riding Greystone Midnight Melody as well as Mr Potts respectively, Oakden having closed the gap to less than one-half a penalization indicate behind Wilson alongside the fastest cross province circular of the day.
As all eyes are immediately on WEG inwards Normandy, it was plumbing equipment that the CCI3* winner was Frenchman Astier Nicolas, riding his ain Quickly Du Buguet. The mare completed on her commencement stage score, i of solely ii horses to produce so. Again, less than i penalization indicate separated the move on ii finishers, Flora Harris having to settle for the runner upwardly spot when Amazing VIII lowered an expensive track inwards the present jumping – Astier non solely went domicile alongside the Blair Castle International Horse Trials Quaich as well as the Duke of Atholl Challenge Cup, but too a banking venture check for £4500.
“I had heard that Blair Castle was similar the Tour de French Republic inwards the mountains, as well as thus nosotros sentiment it would conform her – she’s real fast across province as well as an amazing jumper. It was too a practiced sentiment to come upwardly to Blair inwards grooming for the Europeans side yesteryear side year,” Astier said.
Louise Harwood was i time again inwards 3rd place, this fourth dimension alongside her WEG reserve Equus caballus Whitson who could induce got taken the championship but for a rolled pole. The influential showjumping stage too dashed overnight leader Gwendolen Fer’s hopes, Romantic Love dropping to fourth.
Blair Castle was the plumbing equipment backdrop for Matthew Wright’s stalwart campaigner Hugginstown’s final competitive run. Now 17 years old, Charlotte Cole’s boy of Puissance has contested the CCI2* at Blair for the final half dozen years, winning inwards 2009 as well as 2010, runner upwardly inwards 2011 as well as 2012, as well as fifth last year. Hugginstown goes out on a high, topping the leaderboard having added but 0.4 cross province fourth dimension penalties to his dressage marking – as well as the solely Equus caballus of the weekend alongside a comfortable winning margin.
“Huggy has ever saved his best for Blair, as well as subsequently he won today nosotros decided to retire him,” explained Wright. “He’s never had anything incorrect alongside him; he’s difficult equally nails, as well as volition immediately induce got a prissy life equally my hunter as well as pet. He’s real particular as well as volition live really spoilt – he’s given me as well as his possessor about non bad days.”
The CCI1* was extremely competitive, the move on v combinations all finishing on their dressage scores. Emily Young-Jamieson, who is Lucinda Fredericks’ Head Girl, led from pillar to post service to accept the championship on her ain Gortmore Tommy T, ahead of Hendrik Degros riding Crackerjack as well as Lesley Webb alongside Kilpatrick Lord, i penalization separating the move on three.
Organisers are immediately looking ahead to side yesteryear side year, when Blair Castle hosts the FEI European Eventing Championships, from September 10 to 15.
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