Blenheim Horse Trials showjumping outcomes 2024: younger horses impress

British-based Irish rider Georgie Goss has maintained her dressage lead within the Blenheim Horse Trials showjumping leads to the CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-olds.

Driving the stylish Kojak, who’s owned by Georgie, Molly Fisher, Lucy Fleming and Samantha Wilson, Georgie jumped one among 30 clears contained in the time allowed from 95 starters.

“He jumped his socks off – it was an ideal observe for me: it’s a really leaping observe, with lengthy galloping traces, and he will get fairly lengthy and ahead anyway, so I really find yourself having to work fairly a bit,” defined Georgie.

New Zealand’s Clarke Johnstone has maintained second place after the primary two phases within the Blenheim Horse Trials showjumping outcomes on this younger horse class driving the gifted gray Rocket Man, a nine-year-old owned by Clarke and his household.

“The observe rode how I believed it will – it’s fairly a giant area, and the jumps are fairly ethereal, so it’s fairly a cautious observe,” stated Clarke. “This horse is an excellent jumper however he was very excited at present, so he wasn’t all the time 100% listening to me, however I’m delighted with him.

“Tomorrow might be his greatest take a look at to date, however he’s jumped one four-star, the place he was clear. We weren’t going for the time at that one, although, and it’s all the time a bit completely different once they’re beneath strain — however I feel he’s a stunning cross-country horse and he needs to be up for it, so I feel he’ll be sensible.”

Piggy March and Olivia Davidson’s Dassett Arthalent capitalised on a transparent spherical to go into the cross-country in third, having been sixth after the dressage.

“He’s a very good jumper, and I knew he may soar a very good spherical, it was nearly preserving him targeted,” said Piggy. “He’s naturally cautious, which helps. There’s clearly an environment in there, and also you do should get a gallop on.”

The cross-country section for this class is about to get underway at 9.30am tomorrow (22 September).

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