Day two of HOYS finished with a double of wins for Irish showjumper Trevor Breen and the talented Classic III (8 October).
Phenomenal horse
The pair won the Addington Manor Talent Seekers title, also scooping the national seven-year-old championship, which the class incorporates.
Trevor was one of three riders to achieve a double clear, but he posted the fastest time of 37.90sec to win both titles. Tracey Priest and Market Irminka were second (38.03sec), while Charlotte Flack and Ratinka Khan took the third sport (46.62sec).
“He is a phenomenal horse,” said Trevor who is based in Buckinghamshire with his wife Caroline. “I’ve said before that he is probably the best horse I have ever ridden. Remember his name in a few years.
“He can do things that other horses can’t. That is probably the biggest track he has ever jumped, and he did it so easily.”
Borrowed bit
Earlier in the day Nicole Pavitt was crowned EquestrianClearance.com Senior Newcomers Champion, with the help of a 45-year-old borrowed bit.
This is the second time Nicole has won the class, first taking the title in 2012 with Our Duchess. This year she rode the seven-year-old French mare Tia Semilly to victory, with the help of a bit loaned to her by former international showjumper Malcolm Pyrah.
“I’ve got to give it back now!”said Nicole, who is based in Crawley, West Sussex.
Achievement
Seven made it through to the jump-off, but none could beat Nicole’s fast time of 32.51sec. Anthony Condon and Balzac were second (33.56sec), while Daniel Moseley and Dexter X came third (35.44sec).
“It’s an achievement to get to here at end of the year and to win the final is phenomenal,” said Nicole. “For me, this was her class. I woke up this morning with a feeling she was going to win it. She is naturally quite a fast horse, so I just let her keep coming forward, which suited her.”