EQ Senior Newcomers Second Rounds begin at Wales & The West Show

The EQ Senior Newcomers Second Rounds kicked off at the Wales & The West Show Royal in Newport, Monmouthshire. Following a competitive season of qualifying, the competition attracted more than 100 entries from all over the country.  

 There were a total of 103 starters for this second round and all of the combinations started with the aim of qualifying for the EQ Senior Newcomers Championship Final, which will be held at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) on Wednesday 3^rd October 2012.

Following two closely fought rounds on Saturday, a total of 19 horse and rider combinations then went on to compete in the final jump off and of these combinations, seven achieved that vital treble clear needed to put them in with a chance of qualifying for the Championship Final. 

It was 21 year-old Matthew Sampson from Sheffield, South Yorkshire who went on to win the class and he rode Coco II, owned by the In Showjumpers syndicate, to victory. The combination achieved their third clear in a time of only 45.65 seconds; the fastest clear of the competition. Matthew’s time gave him more than half a second clear over the second placed combination and his time secured him one of the two direct qualifying places for HOYS.

Wales & The West Show:

EQ Senior Newcomers Second Round Final Results (26^th May 2012):

1^st Matthew Sampson riding the In Showjumpers syndicate’s Coco II – 0/0/0 – 45.65 seconds

2^nd Nicole Pavitt riding Deborah Curley’s Ultimate Z – 0/0/0 – 46.25 seconds

3^rd Ryan Prater riding his own Ravali – 0/0/0 – 46.80 seconds

4^th Anna Edwards riding her own Blazer B – 0/0/0 – 48.81 seconds

5^th Rebecca Marsh riding Ian Kellett’s Venus III – 0/0/0 – 49.84 seconds

The Victory Shavings British Showjumping Scope Festival 2012 will take place from the 26^th August – 1^st September 2012 at Staffordshire County Showground.