Alfie Bradstock and Elliott Smith were the joint winners of Saturday evening’s Theraplate UK Puissance, held at the Bolesworth Young Horse Championships.
As the rain from earlier in the week had finally cleared, crowds gathered around the international arena for the last class of the day where a big heart, accuracy, and timing was everything.
Both Alfie and Elliott each took home a shared prize fund of €1755, onboard horses H. d’OR (image above), owned by Darragh Magner and Flamboyant III (below), owned by Victoria Smith, respectively. Both combinations tried their hearts out until the 5th and final round, where the height of the famous red brick wall hit 2m 20cm.
A total of seven horse and rider combinations lined up including; George Whitaker, Alfie Bradstock and James Smith.
In second place was Nick Benterman, of Volo Sports Horses. Onboard his ride Cartos Z, the pair made it to the final round but unfortunately bottomed out when picking up penalties for not clearing the wall. However the pair did canter away with a not to be sniffed at €1020.
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Well known and respected showjumpers; George Whitaker and James Smith, riding Cairo Z and Larry Z, respectively, were knocked out in the third round with Mark Hallion and Castle Rock …. Elimination in round two.
It was an unfortunate class for the only female entry, Charlene Bastone, and bay gelding, Domar van de Neerheide as they were eliminated in the first round.
For more results from the inaugural Bolesworth Young horse Championships, please visit https://www.bolesworthyounghorse.com/
Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.
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