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Harriet bounces back to win at Hickstead


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Harriet Nuttall and Galway Bay Jed win the Science Supplements All England Grand Prix (c) Julian Portch. The All England Five-


to the roll of honour in the Science Supplements All England Grand Prix – with a lady rider claiming the title for the first time. The £6,000 feature


class of the four-day na- tional championships went to Harriet Nuttall and Gal- way Bay Jed, who made the most of being drawn last in the jump-off to shave 0.5sec off Lily Freeman Attwood’s leading time. It was a perfectly-


judged performance by the Somerset rider, who has an incredible record at the All England Jumping Course, and a brilliant return to form for the combination who had a fall during July’s five- star international show. “Galway Bay Jed has


done well here, and won the Queen’s here a couple of years ago, but I had a bit of a shocking time in this year’s King George with him when we fell into the side of the water,” explains Harriet. “He was a bit sore afterwards, but he’s back and felt fit and ready, so I wanted to aim for the Grand Prix. He felt happy and back to his normal self again.” Harriet has had the 11-


year-old gelding since he was five. “It’s been a long partnership, and I can’t wait for the future with him, he’s a really talented horse.” Lady riders dominated


in this class, with Harriet, Lily Freeman Attwood (Cor-Leo VD Vlierbeek Z), Georgia Tame (Jeff Ten Hal- ven) and Louise Whitaker (Special Warrior) taking the top four places. It was a very successful


weekend for Harriet, who also won Saturday’s Dou- glas Bunn 1.35m Memorial Challenge. Drawn 42nd to go out of 46, Harriet pro- duced a fast clear on Silver Lift, to finish on a time of 92.63sec and take the lead. In second was Harry Bate- man and Zuniek Vd Tojope- hoeve Z (95.32sec), with event rider Gemma Tatter- sall (Chico Bella P) in third in a time of 96.36sec. “For a class like this


one, you have to have a re- ally forward rhythm and a quick-moving horse,” says Harriet, who has won the Science Supplements Speed Derby twice with Silver Lift. “It is actually quite a long course so they have to be quite fit. Fortunately he felt so great out there and he


loves that ring, so classes like this really suit him and it’s where he’s at his happi- est.”


Fresh from winning


bronze at the Longines FEI European Jumping Champi- onships, Holly Smith ar- rived at the Science Supplements All England Jumping Championships on flying form, claiming three wins in the first two days of the show. Riding Fruselli, who is


the second string to her top horse Hearts Destiny, Holly claimed the honours in both Thursday and Friday’s All England 1.40m Open classes. “He is a fantastic horse


and is so good against the clock. He actually doesn’t have the biggest stride, but is really careful and he has a lot of experience,” says Holly, who has had the ride on the nine-year-old stallion for two years. Holly was back at the


top of the line-up later on Friday when she had a one- two in the All England Six- and Seven-Year-Old Cham- pionship with Dakota XX and History, both of whom came from the seven-year- old division.


Year-Old title went to Ire- land’s Derek McCoppin and Jordan W, while nine horses jumped double clear to share the honours in the Four-Year-Old Champi- onship. As well as picking up a


number of good placings throughout the four days, Georgia Tame – a stable jockey at Breen Equestrian – finished the show in style with a win in the All Eng- land 1.30m Open with Quintella. Two riders finished on


the exact same time to finish joint first in the All England 1.20m Amateur Champi- onship, with Amy Carnet (Banderas) and Florence Polland (Gerswin) sharing first place. Alfie Bradstock and


Grand Cru I won the All England 1.20m Open Championship for the sec- ond year in a row. His time of 39.87sec was nearly 1sec quicker than Nicholas Ed- wards (Royal Trooper II) who finished in second place. “I’ve had her for 18


months, and she’s so fast and careful. She loves the atmosphere in that ring, and


I think Hickstead’s shows are the best in the country,” said Alfie. The All England


Novice Championship saw Nicole Pavitt claim the hon- ours with Commitment I, ahead of Anna Power and McQueen IV. For the first time, Hick-


stead held a series of Arena Eventing competitions start- ing at 80cm upwards. Fit- tingly, Lorna Breen – the daughter of showjumper Shane Breen and Hickstead Director Chloe Breen – took the honours in the under 16 division, riding her speedy grey pony Maxi Million. The over-16 section


went to Claire Lewis and Perriland Leonardo, who went to take the 90cm title as well. The day drew to a close with the 1m competi- tion, which was won by Natasha Barton and Belle of the Ball IV. The Arena Eventing


marked the first official use of Hickstead’s all-weather cross-country facilities, which will be open for hire from October to May.


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