Mirroring the performance of the Children’s Team earlier on today, the British Young Riders, riding under the Team NAF banner, secured 3rd place in their respective Nations Cup at Sentower Park in Opglabbeek, Belgium. Jumping a strong course against a number of competitive nations, the Brits finished behind Belgium and The Netherlands. The Belgians headed the field on a total of 9 penalties, with The Netherlands in second on 10 penalties and Great Britain in third on 23 penalties. Theo Simpson, aged 20, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex was this afternoon’s British trailblazer with Touch of Chilli, a 13 year-old chestnut gelding owned by David Simpson. The pair posted two strong rounds to finish up with 8 penalties after lowering just a single pole in each. Taisie De Gruchy, aged 19, from St. Ouen, Jersey was competing on Winner of Picobello Z, a 10 year-old dark bay gelding owned by Lauren De Gruchy. They got off to a great start, picking up just 1 penalty in their first round when they finished just outside the time allowed. Their second round saw the combination unfortunately come through the finish with 10 penalties, which left them on 11 overall. Bethanie Knight, aged 19, from Southampton, Hampshire was the third rider to go with Quenotte, a 9 year-old black gelding owned by Tony Newbery and Fiona Dunning. Bethanie and Quenotte picked up 14 penalties in each round which saw them become the drop score. Last to go was Aimee Jones, aged 20, from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire with Never Last, a 13 year-old dark bay gelding owned by Susan Jones. A confident first round saw them return home with a fantastic clear and in an otherwise clean performance, they were unlucky to pick up 4 penalties in their second round. The British youth riders will be in action again this afternoon in the Junior Nations Cup and the Young Riders will now look forward to their Grand Prix which will take place on Sunday 14th May. For further information on the show and full results, visit www.sentowerpark.com.
Mirroring the performance of the Children’s Team earlier on today, the British Young Riders, riding under the Team NAF banner, secured 3rd place in their respective Nations Cup at Sentower Park in Opglabbeek, Belgium. Jumping a strong course against a number of competitive nations, the Brits finished behind Belgium and The Netherlands. The Belgians headed the field on a total of 9 penalties, with The Netherlands in second on 10 penalties and Great Britain in third on 23 penalties. Theo Simpson, aged 20, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex was this afternoon’s British trailblazer with Touch of Chilli, a 13 year-old chestnut gelding owned by David Simpson. The pair posted two strong rounds to finish up with 8 penalties after lowering just a single pole in each. Taisie De Gruchy, aged 19, from St. Ouen, Jersey was competing on Winner of Picobello Z, a 10 year-old dark bay gelding owned by Lauren De Gruchy. They got off to a great start, picking up just 1 penalty in their first round when they finished just outside the time allowed. Their second round saw the combination unfortunately come through the finish with 10 penalties, which left them on 11 overall. Bethanie Knight, aged 19, from Southampton, Hampshire was the third rider to go with Quenotte, a 9 year-old black gelding owned by Tony Newbery and Fiona Dunning. Bethanie and Quenotte picked up 14 penalties in each round which saw them become the drop score. Last to go was Aimee Jones, aged 20, from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire with Never Last, a 13 year-old dark bay gelding owned by Susan Jones. A confident first round saw them return home with a fantastic clear and in an otherwise clean performance, they were unlucky to pick up 4 penalties in their second round. The British youth riders will be in action again this afternoon in the Junior Nations Cup and the Young Riders will now look forward to their Grand Prix which will take place on Sunday 14th May. For further information on the show and full results, visit www.sentowerpark.com.