TopSpec Sponsored Riders Enjoy Record
Number of Wins at HOYS
Once again this year saw a huge number
of wins for TopSpec fed horses and
ponies at the prestigious Horse of the
Year Show.
It was a hugely successful show for
Robert Walker; Vantage Point, owned
by Jill Day, won the Lightweight Hunter
of the Year before being crowned
Champion Hunter of the Year, whilst
Rockefeller owned by Joanne Singfield
headed the line up in the Heavyweight
Hunter of the Year.
It was an emotional sight when
Robert and Starry Night, owned by
Camilla Neame, took the Maxi Cob of
the Year before Robert dismounted to
mark the retirement of this uniquely
successful cob.
Victoria Hesford also had a fantastic
show with Whalton Forgery, owned
by Clare Twiston-Davies, claiming
the Champion Hack of the Year, and
Randalstown Musketeer, owned by Clare
Twiston-Davies, securing the Champion
Cob of the Year award. Victoria also
produced the Ridden (Welsh D) of the
Year, Ringside Game Over.
Rotherwood Rainmaker, owned by
Katy Carter and Marge Cartlidge, and
ridden by Poppy Carter ended their
partnership on a high with a win for the
Katy Carter Show Team in the 128cm
Children’s Riding Pony of the Year. Ellis
Taverner-Burns and Scarlacre Eclipse,
also owned by Katy and her mum Marge,
headed the 133cm Show Hunter Pony.
Llanarth Fair Play, owned by
Elizabeth Edwards and produced by
Katy Carter, was crowned Champion
Intermediate Show Riding Type of the
Year ridden by Kayleigh Catton.
Clare Curry and Noble Star, owned
by Adrian Curry, took the Intermediate
Show Hunter of the Year, whilst Cate
Kerr and Cadlanvalley Super Ted, owned
by Lisa Kerr and produced by Craig
Elenor, won the Lead Rein Show Hunter
Pony of the Year.
Laura’s Pride secured top section
marks and a win in the Intermediate
WHP of the Year, ridden and owned
by Victoria Leavesley, whilst Shirley
Dennison’s Rotherwood Another Peep
headed the 148cm Children’s Riding
Pony of the Year, ridden by Harriet
Dennison.
Sue-Helen Shuttleworth and Flying
Solo headed the line up in the Coloured
Ridden Non-Native Pony of the Year,
whilst her ride Boston also secured the
top spot in the Coloured Ridden Native
Cob, Traditional Pony of the Year.
In the M&M sections Townend
Schubert ridden and owned by Becky
Penny won the M&M Ridden (Fell/
Dales) of the Year, whilst Alex Williams
and Ringside Game Over, took the
M&M Ridden (Welsh D) of the Year.
The M&M Ridden (Sec B) of the
Year went to Katy Marriott-Payne and
Cadlanvalley Sandpiper, owned by Mr A
J Anderson and Mrs K E Scott.
Doylan Chilli Pepper, ridden
by Mollie Mae Jeffrey and owned
by Mrs Carol Barker won the
122cm M&M WHP of the Year,
before Stephanie Wheway’s
Peasedown Mr Muddle took the
143cm M&M WHP of the Year.
Ardbear Spirit, ridden by Jo
Callwood and owned by Barbara
Bagshaw triumphed in the M&M
WHP of the Year exceeding
143cm.
Over in the showjumping
arena, Robert Murphy took the
honours in the Leading Pony
Showjumper of the Year with
Rainbows Mocha.
Image left: Cadlanvalley Super Ted
Lead Rein SHP of the Year ridden by
Cate Kerr owned by Lisa Kerr and
produced by Craig Elenor
November 2015 • Issue 26 • Everything Horse Magazine
Joe Clayton and
Millioninmind Shine in
the Speedi-Beet Grade
C Championship
Grantham rider Joe Clayton
produced a stylish performance
to win the Speedi-Beet Grade C
Championship on the final day
at Horse of the Year Show in
Birmingham today.
Riding Millioninmind, an eightyear-old bay gelding, Clayton saw
off a challenge from his cousin and
British Nations Cup rider William
Whitaker.
The Speedi-Beet Grace C
Championship is a perfect
platform for future stars of the
Show Jumping arena. Exceptional
talent was on display as eight
combinations jumped clean in the
first round to make it through to
the jump off.
Clayton's jump off time of 37.69
seconds edged out Whitaker by just
over a second. Whitaker finished
runner-up on C'Est Seppel and
third with Dublin V, while Annabel
Shields was fourth aboard ABC
Quantum Cruise.
The prestigious title is restricted
to horses that are Grade C at the
time of qualifying and have won
£800 or less. The class is often used
by top riders to bring on horses
which they feel have the potential
to become a top Grade A horses.
"It is a very good win. The horse
jumped fantastically," Clayton said.
"My horse is really quick, so I
knew if I could get the same turn
as William in the jump-off, then I
could edge it.
"He is a very cheeky horse. He's
quite nervy, but brave at the same
time."
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