Soft going in the ring proves no hurdle for hunter Silverstream 11

THE soft going in the main ring proved to be no problem at all for Carol Bardo’s heavyweight hunter, Silverstream 11, ridden by Jayne Webber who took the Ridden Hunter Championship in style.

It was well worth the four and a half hour journey from Berkshire for Mrs who said: “I love this show. It’s such a horse lovers’ show with such knowledgeable people.”

The reserve champion was the middleweight hunter, Military March, owned by Sam Dalrymple and ridden by Charles le Moignan from Doncaster.

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Michaela Wood from Birstwith, Harrogate, making her debut at the Yorkshire Show, won the lightweight hunter class riding the six-year-old gelding, Temple Mill, owned by her father, Martin.

Cheshire based Robert Walker won the Novice Ridden Hunter Championship riding Jill Day’s lightweight hunter, Diplomat’s Choice.

Haley Curtis, from Hedon near Hull, took the reserve championship with her heavyweight bay gelding, Lismon President, produced by Charles Le Moignan. The six-year-old has achieved seven wins out of seven.

The opening show jumping competition, the William Hanson Stakes, was reduced to one round instead of two because of conditions in the main ring, with lower jumps and a less technical course than usual.

The Whitaker family was out in force and it was Robert, riding Cornetto King, who had the fastest time to take the top spot, with his father John taking second place with Cisco.