Samantha McIntosh and Mathew Gilmour took the three top placings in the one star ESNZ horse grand prix at the Waitemata Showjumping Championships at Woodhill Sands yesterday. McIntosh (Cambridge) and her mare Estina won the class ahead of Gilmour (Matangi) aboard Branson MVNZ, with McIntosh also taking third on Argento WHS ahead of the 21-strong field. McIntosh has rested her horses for a few weeks after pulling them out the Larson Sawmilling North Island Showjumping Championships at Gisborne over concerns about how hard the ground was, but she is now building them up to the NRM Horse of the Year Show in March. Antoine Ogilvie (Auckland) and Galaxy Masterpiece headed home 19 other combinations to take the honours in the Country TV Pony Grand Prix. © Press
