Katie Magee gained the hotly contested Fairfax Saddles British novice championship on the Gatcombe Pageant of British Eventing alternative, the NAF 5 Star Hartpury Worldwide Horse Trials at this time (11 August).
Using Sharon Parnaby’s seven-year-old Cushlas Indigo, Katie completed on her 26.3 dressage, which left them second after the primary part, however their speedy double clear secured the win.
“I used to be a bit shocked to win, to be sincere,” laughed Katie. “He’s had a extremely good season so we had been hoping for a high 10 end in fairly a aggressive class, so it is a sensible end result.”
Katie has produced Cushlas Indigo up via the grades, with wins at novice stage and placings at three-star.
“His proprietor discovered him in Eire and purchased him for me to trip,” defined Katie, whose subsequent cease with this son of Imperial Heights is the CCI3*-L at Blair Citadel later this month.
“He’s a extremely pretty character and really easy however with sufficient character and spice to maintain it fascinating. Has been spooky in his previous couple of exams so it was good to get the mark he was able to this weekend. He’s getting higher and higher – he does what he must do and the larger the fences, the higher he’s getting. He was sensible final 12 months too and we’ll maintain producing him and see the place he takes us.”
Hector Payne and the flashy eight-year-old mare World Lovestory had been second on 27.5, whereas Kirsty Chabert and Hanerina SSF had been third on 28.
British novice championship first part leaders, New Zealand’s Samantha Lissington and Mr Cookie Time, added 3.2 cross-country time-faults to their 26.1 dressage to complete in seventh.
Of the 50 cross-country starters, 37 jumped clear and 12 accomplished contained in the 5min 59sec optimum time.
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