Polly Products celebrate a third Funnell Hickstead Derby victory

William Funnell joined the elite ranks of three time Hickstead Derby winners adding the 2009 championship to his wins in 2006 and 2008. Last to go in the international arena on Cortaflex Mondriaan, they achieved the only clear round of the day and the first clear round in the Hickstead Derby for five years, to his delight and that of his sponsors Polly Products.

Horsemart filmed William in action on Friday:

William and Pippa Funnell are both sponsored by Polly Products with their Funnell Rug Range and Horse and Leather Care Range. The newly launched William Funnell Competition Clothing Range from Tagg Clothing designed and worn by William could not have had a better promotional platform in the Hickstead arena.

William on his lap of honour!

Tom Eastwood MD of Polly Products said ‘We are all delighted for William he had set his sights on this prize with Mondriaan again this year and to win with the only clear round  and the first one for five years belies the pressure he must have been under. The whole company is behind him all the way, we are sponsoring the winning rugs at both 2009 Hickstead events and one of the rings, and for the new Tagg Clothing range bearing his name as a marketing exercise we could not have written the script better.”