Lila Makes a Good Impression at Liverpool

Posted on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 by Sasha Melia

Lila Bremner delivered an outstanding display as amateur classes at this year’s TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show drew to a close.

Lila helped Great Britain’s pony team win a silver medal at the European Championships in Poland earlier this year, and she has made an impressive start to her career on horses.

And that was emphatically underlined by her performance in the AW Jenkinson Forest Products 1.25m jump-off class at M&S Bank Arena.

Riding Memphis V/D Vaart, Lila, who is the daughter of star impressionist Rory Bremner, triumphed after a jump-off that saw five combinations progress from round one.

And a time of 31.77 seconds proved enough to beat closest rival Eleanor Hall Mcateer, with Crisanta, while Elsi Jacques filled third and fourth spots on Morginti and Da Vinci, respectively.

Reflecting on her triumph, a delighted Lila said: “He has jumped clear all week here, so it has been really good,

“The plan in the jump-off was to go for it, really. I had a good draw, and it paid off. It was quite a good jump-off for me because he has got a big stride.

“I got the horse in February. He’s only seven, so this year I have just been getting used to him, and to win here is exciting.

“I was second here last year in one of the pony classes, but to get a win, I never expected it.”

Fab Four Hit The Heights at Liverpool International

Posted on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 by Sasha Melia

Puissance night hit new heights at the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show on an unforgettable record-breaking occasion.

A new Liverpool record height of 2.21 metres was attained by four different combinations after five rounds of jumping as the Hope Valley Saddlery Puissance reached a thrilling conclusion.

The top prize was shared by British challengers William Whitaker, riding Rmf Charly, Guy Williams on Mr Blue Sky UK and Harry Whall with Quality Old Joker, plus Ireland’s Michael Pender aboard Hearton du Bois Halleux.

It meant a thrilling finale to day three in front of a 5,000-capacity crowd at M&S Bank Arena.

And there can have been fewer finer collective exhibitions of power-jumping anywhere in Britain or Europe this year as one of equestrian sport’s most traditional competitions once again took centre-stage.

The standard was set in round one when nine from 12 combinations cleared the famous red wall.

And such a blistering standard was maintained all the way through, with each winning rider collecting just over £2,000 and receiving a rapturous reception after a class that will live long in the memory.