Friday’s opening CSI2* class on the Longines World Champions Tour of London (LGCT London) was received by Olympic bronze medal-winning eventer-turned-showjumper Chris Burton of Australia driving a really thrilling younger mare.
A hefty discipline of 63 lined up for the Martin Collins London Cup in opposition to the clock on 11 August and Chris, who has been pursuing purely a showjumping profession for the previous couple of years, set a flying goal of 62.26sec with Ellie Man’s seven-year-old Chedington Azzurra. He then confronted a protracted wait because the remaining rivals tried their finest to catch him, however the poles stored on falling – specifically the ultimate line of oxer-vertical double to the crimson put up field vertical to complete, and in reality his time proved utterly unbeatable.
“It’s so thrilling simply to be right here, what an incredible present – we’re very grateful to the homeowners for letting me trip right here,” mentioned Chris. “I got here right here final yr and it’s pretty to have a win on Geoffrey and Elli Man’s pretty mare.”
LGCT London: ‘A future grand prix horse’, says Chris Burton
Dutch-bred Azzurra is by Arezzo VDL x Contendro II and was beforehand ridden by Eire’s Adam Morgan. Chris rides quite a lot of the Guys’ horses beneath their Chedington prefix and he took the reins on Azzurra final yr, contesting the six-year-old world championships and has produced her by way of a string of younger horse lessons this yr. However the LGCT London marked her first CSI2* success and she or he’s clearly one for the longer term.
“She’s very courageous, very intelligent and we expect quite a lot of her – she’s going to be a grand prix horse, no query, she’s wonderful,” mentioned Chris. “Once you go early and also you’re within the lead, you have got an anxious wait watching everybody go, nevertheless it was enjoyable sitting watching with the homeowners.”
Taking the runner-up spot in Friday’s Martin Collins London Cup on the LGCT London was younger British rider Claudia Moore, who completed a second behind the winner driving a horse on the opposite finish of the age scale, the 15-year-old Ultrachic De Charmois. Tallulah Mackenzie-Smith completed third on Karaibes, whereas yesterday’s winner Nicole Lockhead-Anderson accomplished a British two-three-four on one other seven-year-old, Actavarina PS.
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