THE second day of the Dodson and Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show on Thursday, June 30 witnessed another full-on day of packed arena action at its scenic Cheshire showground.
The highlight of the day came in the final class, when Ireland’s Anthony Condon, riding ‘Creevyquinn Pearl’, won the highly-prized opening Dodson and Horrell 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier, ahead of Jay Halim on ‘Aragon Z’ – who had a successful day with a win, second and third across three classes – and Adrian Speight on ‘Millfield Baloney’. It was a hard-fought and hotly-contested two-phase 1.45m class that served as a qualifier for Sunday’s Dodson and Horrell Grand Prix finale. 86 of the best show jumpers competed last Thursday afternoon, with the top 25 seeded through to Sunday, July 3. This was then repeated on Friday, July 1.
“I’m absolutely delighted with this win here at Bolesworth today with ‘Creevyquinn Pearl’. I went out early in the session, and I set a good pace, but there were a lot of fast riders out there and anything could have happened. Luckily, it was our day and we won.
“It’s a great education for an up-and-coming young horse like ‘Pearl’ to perform in this unique style of arena, with close spectators, the moat and the atmosphere. It’s good to step up a level, it’s a little different and ‘Pearl’ put on a good performance, I’m proud of her.
“I’m looking forward to the Grand Prix on Sunday with my best horse ‘Vimcomte’, but we have a very busy weekend ahead, as my fiancée and I have 11 horses at this event.”
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