Joss Claims Impressive Victory
Posted on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 by Sasha Melia
Leicestershire rider Joss Williams reduced his owner to tears as he claimed an impressive victory at the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show.
Joss took the Equestrian Surfaces amateur 1.15m jump-off class with 17-year-old Zandokan Z after 15 combinations made it through to a race against the clock.
And it proved a thrilling experience for the horse’s owner Jan Coomer, who travelled from her Guernsey base to enjoy New Year in Liverpool and watch her pride and joy compete.
“I have had him for two years, and have a good owner Jan Coomer, who lives in Guernsey, and he really is her pride and joy. She is in tears, jumping up and down,” Joss said.
“She has come from Guernsey to spend the New Year here, so it’s lovely.”
Ireland’s Carol Gee had set the pace on Fernhill Splash, clocking 29.72 seconds, so Joss knew he had it all to do.
“It’s a magic win,” Joss added. “He is an older horse now, and he was the only one I had here this week.
“He’s quite spooky, so it took the first two days for him to get used to things, and today he felt really good.
“There were a lot of quick combinations in the class, and maybe the run down to fence number two, I just let him gallop and kept travelling, which I think helped in terms of our jump-off time.”
Third place went to Katherine James and Isidoor, with Emma Jones and Fiero du Riou. finishing fourth.
Melissa Races to the Finish Line
Posted on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 by Sasha Melia
Melissa Garry led an exciting race to the line to open day three of the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show with a stylish victory.
Little more than a second separated the top four finishers in the John Deere at Turner Groundscare 1.25m amateur speed class.
Melissa, from Westerham in Kent, guided Hotesse home in a time of 48.38 seconds, edging out runners-up Tracy Holder and Crispina Z by just 29 hundredths of a second.
Ireland’s Carol Gee was the early leader, but she had to settle for third on Fernhill Clooney, with Eleanor Hall Mcateer taking fourth aboard Crisanta.
Morning action at the M&S Bank Arena then continued with the Clipmyhorse.TV amateur 1.15m speed competition.
And it witnessed a dominant display by Elah Conway and 11-year-old mare Acapella as they made the most of a late draw to take the class with time to spare.
And in doing so, the Barnet rider thwarted Cheshire-based Grace Wallace’s bid for a second victory in 24 hours.
Their time of 56.02 seconds proved well clear of the field, with Grace, who won Sunday’s 1.25m amateur competition, taking second aboard Ecarentina.
Elizabeth Cunningham and Fabienne C were third, clocking 58.96 seconds, with Denmark’s Nadia Affi finishing fourth on Damiro Vd Dresseling.
