Harry Feasts on Young Rider In Christchurch

Harry Feasts on Young Rider In Chirstchurch

Harry Feast nabbed his second young rider win in as many weeks at Showjumping Canterbury’s South Island Championships Xmas Cracker Show yesterday held at the NEC McLeans Island, near Christchurch.

Despite being reduced to just the six starters visiting course designer Gerrit Beker, of Tauranga, didn’t let up, building an imposing track. Aboard the seven-year-old, Double J Bouncer, Feast jumped clear in the first round along with the in-form Kimberley Bird (Ashburton) on Ngahiwi Summer, Tamara Silcock (Nelson) on CoDicea and Leeston’s Rose Alfeld on Capprera.

Out first in the jump-off, Bird had a rail. Feast was next jumping clear in a speedy 37.59 seconds to move into the lead. Silcock produced another lovely clear round to hold second, with Alfeld having to settle for fourth after having two fences down.

Feast was thrilled with his horse’s efforts, capping off a good show with his young team picking up placings in all three age-group series classes. His Young Rider win aboard Double J Bouncer backed up from success at South Canterbury North Otago’s FEI World Jumping Challenge Show last weekend and continues his strong run of form this season.

It has also filled him with confidence ahead of a North Island campaign which includes being a member of the South Island Young Rider team named to compete against his North Island counterparts next weekend as part of the Young Horse Show in Hastings.

Springston teen Steffi Whittaker’s season continued to shine taking out both the hotly-contested Country TV/Saddlery Barn Pony Grand Prix with the only clear in a six-strong jump-off and the South Island Speed Pony Championship. The Birchbrook Equestrian South Island Speed Horse Championship meanwhile went to a deserving Nicole White (Invercargill) and her speed demon Cricklewood Ace for a record fourth year on the trot.

A late decision to enter the Tavern Harewood Horse Mini Prix proved fruitful for Queenstown-based Zoe Shore aboard Zara, scoring their first Mini Prix victory after managing to hold out a late charge from Louise Marriott on Concur, Tegan Fitzsimon on Alacazam MH and White on Cricklewood Ace in the jump-off.

Amanda Roy, of Clinton, took out the Let’s Bale Pro Am on Rumours NZPH, while the Amateur went to Candace Kingsbury (Ashburton) on Miss Serendipity II after a tight tussle against the clock and West Melton’s Rohan Tennekoon picked up his first Junior win of the season aboard new ride Double J Rumours in the Telford/Mainland Coach Work Junior Series class.

The age group classes for five, six and seven-year olds were won by Georgina Power (Little River) on Flirtini, Cherie Cournane (Invercargill) on MF Candy and Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton) on Double J Monarch, respectively.

In all, the event attracted more than 280 riders and 490 horses from across the South Island competing over two days of intense competition.

RESULTS: Country TV/Saddlery Barn Pony Grand Prix: Steffi Whittaker (Springston) Moonlight Glow 1, Molly Buist-Brown (Burnham) Miss Mae West 2, Grace O’Sullivan (Rangiora) Galaxy Masterpiece 3, Sophie Scott (Wellington) Benrose Playtime 4, Rosa Buist-Brown (Burnham) Junior Disco 5, Annabel Francis (Darfield) Te Mata Miss 6.

Tavern Harewood Horse Mini Prix: Zoe Shore (Queenstown) Zara 1, Louise Marriot (Fernside) Concur 2, Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton) Alacazam MH 3, Nicole White (Invercargill) Cricklewood Ace 4, Rik Van Miltenburg (Gore) Truly Unique 5, Tyler McKee (Gore) Repertoire 6.

Birchbrook Equestrian Centre South Island Horse Speed Championship: Nicole White (Invercargill) Cricklewood Ace 1, Louise Marriott (Fernside) Concur 2, Emma Power (Little River) Ngahiwi Bahama Mama 3, Tamata Silcock (Nelson) Lacano 4, Katie Meredith (Kaiapoi) Last Song 5, Grace Percy (Glenorchy) Kiwi Spirit 6.

South Island Pony Speed Championship: Steffi Whittaker (Springston) Moonlight Glow 1, Grace O’Sullivan (Rangiora) Galaxy Masterpiece 2, Rosa Buist-Brown (Burnham) Junior Disco 3, Molly Buist-Brown (Burnham) Miss Mae West 4, Scott Wylie (Invercargill) MF Spot Me 5, Kate Beattie (Mosgiel) Just Lucky 6.

Canterbury Equestrian Young Rider: Harry Feast (West Melton) Double J Bouncer 1, Tamara Silcock (Nelson) CoDicea 2, Kimberley Bird (Ashburton) Ngahiwi Summer 3, Kayla James (Kaiapoi) Berry Desayo 4, Rose Alfeld (Leeston) Capprera 5, Sally Spicer (West Melton) Bella Vi 6.

Let’s Bale Pro Am: Amanda Roy (Clinton) Rumours NZPH 1, Emma Power (Little River) Ngahiwi Bahama Mama 2, Amanda Brown (Loburn) Glenmark 3, Chris Harrie (Alyesbury) Glenbrook Archie Bunker 4, Angela Lissington (Amberley) Donala Dundee 5, Zoe Shore (Queenstown) Zara 6.

Caledonian Holdings/Betavet Amateur Rider: Candace Kingsbury (Ashburton) Miss Serendipity II 1, Ashley Hopewell (Rangiora) Tricky Business 2, Melanie Morris (Rangiora) Malluka 3, Helen Ensor (Blenheim) Zactac Picalino 4, Jordan Lloyd (Dunedin) Damani 5, Kirsty Sharapoff (West Melton) Shoot the Breeze 6.

Telford/Mainland Coach Work Junior Rider: Rohan Tennekoon (West Melton) Double J Rumours 1, Steffi Whittaker (Springston) Ngahiwi Cruise 2, Todd Magner (Hokitika) Awatuna Jonesy 3, Courtney Townsend (Darfield) Suzy Fog 4, Florence Tapley (Pigeon Bay) Ngahiwi Call Girl 5, Grace O’Sullivan (Rangiora) Blastov 6.

ESNZ Seven-Year-Old Series: Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton) Double J Monarch 1, Harry Feast (West Melton) Double J Bouncer 2, Nick Baddeley (West Melton) Icebreaker MP 3.

Mitavite/Tavern Harewood Six-Year-Old Series: Cherie Courmane (Invercargill) MF Candy 1, Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton) Corlinka 2, Harry Feast (West Melton) French Rivierra 3, Genevieve Kirwan (Ashburton) Ariados 4, Nicole White (Invercargill) V Dub HSH 5.

East Coast Performance Horses/Canterbury Equestrian Five-Year-Old Series: Georgina Power (Little River) Flirtini 1, Kirstan Beaven (West Melton) La Riviere 2, Harry Feast (West Melton) Bonjour NZPH 3, Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton) Windermere Cappucci 4, Louise Marriott (Fernside) Catapillar 5.

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